India is all set to take on Pakistan in the high-voltage clash in the Asia Cup 2022. Fans cannot keep calm as the two teams will clash at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE.
While Rohit Sharma will lead India, Babar Azam is the skipper of Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2022. In the last match between India and Pakistan, the latter thumped a 10-wicket victory over the Men in Blue in the 2021 T20 World Cup at the same venue.
India and Pakistan have met nine times in T20Is while India have a superior record of 7-2 over their neighbour. Now, there have been a lot of speculations on who will win the highly-anticipated match.
Many peple have given different statements regarding the winner of the match. Meanwhile, Australian all rounder Shane Watson gave his big prediction for the Asian battle. He predicted that India will win the match.
“I’ve got a feeling that India is going to win the Asia Cup,” he said.
He further added, “They’re so strong and depending on what the conditions are, they adapt easily to it.”
Earlier, football star Cristiano Ronaldo had sent his best wishes for both Rohit and Babar. Both the teams have already arrived in Dubai and are busy in the practice sessions.
During the practice session, two legends batting legends - Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Pakistan captain Babar Azam - got a chance to chit-chat. The two cricket legends were spotted having a candid conversation.
The candid video between Rohit and Babar was shared by Pakistan’s Cricket Board’s official Twitter handle.
The Indian skipper can be heard telling Babar Azam that he should get married. Rohit Sharma says, 'Bhai, shaadi kar lo (brother, get married)' to which Babar replies 'nhi, abhi nhi (no, not now)'.
On the other hand, Rohit Sharma had also met a few Pakistani fans during the practice session.
India: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain