New Delhi. The Asia Cup has started. A total of 2 matches have been played in this tournament. The third match will be played today on 2nd September between India and Pakistan (India vs Pakistan) in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This is the Asia Cup match that fans have been eagerly waiting for. Before this great match, former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra has selected the playing eleven by combining both the teams.
While speaking on his YouTube channel, Akash Chopra said, “I am an Indian, so I have a slight bias towards India. I will get Rohit Sharma to open in this match. I will not keep Shubman Gill in the team. Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman would be my second favorite player. I have doubts about number 3. But batting at number three, Virat Kohli has made a mountain of runs. For this reason I would put it third.
Akash further said, “After Virat, I would put Babar Azam at number four. There is no doubt whether Babar Azam is retained in the team or not. While Rizwan will come at number six. Apart from this, Akash Chopra has kept players like Shadab Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shaheen Afridi, Jasprit Bumrah and Haris Rauf in the team. He talked about feeding Hardik Pandya or Iftikhar Ahmed. Accordingly, there were 5 Indian and 6 Pakistani players in Akash’s playing eleven.
Akash Chopra’s Combined Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Fakhar Zaman, Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Hardik Pandya/Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shaheen Afridi, Jasprit Bumrah, Haris Rauf
Indian team- Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, the famous Krishna.
Pakistan Team: Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul Haq, Babar Azam (capt), Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Saeed Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf , Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi.
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First published: September 02, 2023, 07:07 IST