INDIA Pakistan Asia Cup 2022– IND vs PAK Asia Cup: Former Pakistan bowler Tauseef Ahmed has taken a dig at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and has blasted them for poor team selection. According to Ahmed, Pakistan only care about winning against India, while the winning the Asia Cup remains a secondary priority. India and Pakistan are all set to lock horns at the upcoming Asia Cup T20. Follow All Asia Cup Cricket LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
- India and Pakistan meet on August 28 in Dubai in their opening Asia Cup match
- This will be the 15th time India and Pakistan will meet in an Asia Cup match
- India have a superior head-to-head against Pakistan the Asia Cup by leading 8-5
INDIA Pakistan Asia Cup 2022: ‘We don’t care about Asia Cup, we only care about winning against India’ Pakistan cricketers blasts PCB
Ahmed takes gig at PCB
Ahead of the Asia Cup match on August 28, Ahmed to a dig at PCB and said on Sports Paktv, “We want our team to be good. We were thinking they will pick Shoaib Malik. Because you only remember these people at this time.
“But we don’t really care about the Asia Cup, we only care about those 2-3 games against India. It’s like.. ‘if we win these, that’s it’. That’s not the way. You need planning,” he added.
Ahmed further stated by clamming,
“The same players that were there a few years ago are coming back in some way or the other. When something this crucial coming up, you go back to those players about whom you once said that they should leave cricket. It means you didn’t have a back-up plan.”
India and Pakistan to Square off for the 15th time in Asia Cup
The latest meeting between India and Pakistan at the Asia cup 2022 will be the 15th time they meet in the continental showpiece. India lead the affairs 8-5 with one match ending in no result. India have won the previous two affairs in the Asia Cup, but it is Pakistan that will have fresh memories of a win against India.
The Men in Green beat India in the T20 World Cup last year in UAE and will be looking to repeat the performance. Moreover India and Pakistan have ignited the Asia Cup stage on multiple occasions but have never met in a final.
In the overall winners list, India have won the Asia Cup on 7 occasions while Pakistan have tasted glory on 2 occasions.
INDIA Pakistan Asia Cup 2022: ‘We don’t care about Asia Cup, we only care about winning against India’ Pakistan cricketers blasts PCB
Pakistan and India to clash multiple times at Asia Cup?
- As expected if India and Pakistan advance to through the group stage, they will meet in the Super Four stage.
- The Super Four Stage is a round-robin format where two table toppers of both groups will meet each other once.
- In this scenario both teams will meet in the Super Four stage, which could be the 16th time they meet in the Asia Cup.
- If both India and Pakistan top the standings in the Super Four stage, they will meet for the third time in a span of 14 days.
- The two arch-rivals are already destined to meet in the T20 World Cup, so in the span of 2 months both India and Pakistan could meet four times.
- Interestingly, if certain set of results are met, India and Pakistan could meet twice in the T20 World Cup, stretching the meetings to 5, if certain set of results are met.
When is the IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022 match?
Both India and Pakistan will face off against one another on August 28 in Dubai.
At time will the IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022 match will start?
The IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022 match will start at 7:30 PM.
Where will be the Asia Cup 2022 broadcasted?
The Asia Cup 2022 will be broadcasted on the Star Sports Network with Hotstar Live Streaming the tournament.
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