ASIA Cup Cricket LIVE – Babar Azam Workout: With just two weeks left for the mega India vs Pakistan clash in Asia Cup 2022, Pakistan captain Babar Azam is leaving no stone unturned. Those who questioned his fitness, he answered them on his social media with him working out. While Babar Azam may not have Virat Kohli’s physique, he sure does have the skills and that will test Rohit Sharma’s men once again on August 28. Follow Asia Cup 2022 LIVE & India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Like Virat Kohli, Babar Azam has made fitness his top priority since taking over as captain. And the results have started to come in. Pakistan thrashed Australia in the ODI series while they were close in the T20 World Cup 2021. In his social media post, he shared pictures of his working out with the caption, “Make it Happen”.
ASIA Cup Cricket LIVE: Babar Azam preparing very hard for ASIA CUP and MEGA Clash vs India on August 28th: Check the WORKOUT of World’s BEST Batsman
Make it happen 🏋🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/OsSvlDNwEo
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) August 13, 2022
While Pakistan will play a three-match ODI series against Netherlands for crucial ODI Super League points, it will be more of practice match before big India vs Pakistan match in Asia Cup in Dubai. Babar Azan has already warned Rohit Sharma & Co, ‘We have 11 trump cards’.
“We have eleven trump cards. Each of them can be match winners on their day. I have faith in every one of them, whether batters or bowlers. The team has been announced after discussions with everyone. We met with the coach and chief selector and did what was best for Pakistan,” Babar Azam told reporters before leaving for Netherlands tour.
ASIA Cup Cricket LIVE: Babar Azam preparing very hard for ASIA CUP and MEGA Clash vs India on August 28th: Check the WORKOUT of World’s BEST Batsman
As for Team India, barring four players, the entire team has been rested. Virat Kohli, who was on a month-long break and skipped the West Indies tour, has returned to resume practice in Mumbai.
As for others including Rohit Sharma, they will report to NCA on August 20 for a fitness camp and then fly to Dubai on August 23. Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, and KL Rahul will join the team directly in Dubai from Harare.
Virat Kohli during practice session #ViratKohli | #ViratKohli𓃵 | #KingKohli pic.twitter.com/z80t0wlfn1
— Mufaddal Vohra (@Musafir_hu_yr) August 11, 2022
ASIA Cup Cricket LIVE: Babar Azam preparing very hard for ASIA CUP and MEGA Clash vs India on August 28th: Check the WORKOUT of World’s BEST Batsman
India vs Pakistan Head to Head:
- T20Is: Matches: 9, India Win: 6, Pakistan: 2, Tied: 1
- ODIs: Matches: 132, India Win: 55, Paksitan: 73, NR: 4
- Tests: Matches: 59, India win: 9, Pakistan: 12, Draw: 38
India vs Pakistan in ICC events:
World Cup: Matches: 7, India win: 7, Pakistan: 0
T20 World Cup: Matches: 6, India win: 4, Pakistan 1, Tied: 1
Champions Trophy: Matches: 5, India win: 2, Pakistan: 3
India Squad Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
Backups: Shreyas iyer, Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel
Pakistan Squad Asia Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir
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