New Delhi. India and Pakistan are ready for a big competition. The teams of Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam will meet on September 2 in the Asia Cup. Before this, news of a big controversy is coming. Pakistan played their first match against Nepal in Multan on 30 August. The team reached Sri Lanka on the morning of August 31. Meanwhile, many players refused to light the lamp while going inside the hotel. This is being seen as a new controversy. However, Pakistan vice-captain and all-rounder Shadab Khan lit the lamp with a smile. There have been many disputes between the players after the match between India and Pakistan.
According to the information, when the Pakistani players were entering the hotel, the hotel staff asked them to light the lamp. Apart from Shadab Khan, Mohammad Haris and some members of the support staff were also seen lighting the lamp. Some refused. Talking about the first match of Asia Cup, apart from Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed scored a brilliant century. Babar became the first captain in the history of Asia Cup to play 150 innings. Shadab Khan took 4 wickets. Babar won the player of the match award.
The two teams will be meeting each other for the 14th time
This is the 16th season of the Asia Cup. This format has been played 13 times and 2 times based on T20 format. A total of 13 matches have been played between India and Pakistan in the ODI Asia Cup so far. Team India has managed to win 7 matches while Pakistan team has managed to win 5 matches. One match did not result. Before the start of the tournament, Pakistan beat Afghanistan 3-0 in the ODI series to climb to the top of the ODI rankings.
Know 90% chance of cancellation of India-Pakistan match because, Babar Azam got big advantage
Babar Azam has been the number-1 ranked batsman in ODI for a long time. He scored the 19th century of his ODI career against Nepal. He did this in just 102 innings. Babar has become the batsman to score 19 centuries in the fewest innings. In such a situation, Team India will want to be careful with him.
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Tags: Asia Cup, India Vs Pakistan, Pakistan, Team India
First published: August 31, 2023, 13:01 IST