Rohit Sharma ahead of the match between India and Pakistan in the 2023 Asia Cup©Twitter
India will face Pakistan in the highly anticipated Asia Cup 2023 match on Saturday and given that the two sides have not played a bilateral series in over a decade, cricket fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the match. Before the match, many pundits believe that it will be a battle between India’s batting and Pakistan’s bowling attack. With stars like Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, Pakistan’s attack is one of the best in the world, capable of crushing any opposition. India skipper Rohit Sharma was asked about the challenge, but he had a rather interesting answer.
“Look, in the nets we don’t have Shaheen, Naseem or Rauf. We practice with who we have. They are all quality bowlers. We just have to use our experience to play against them tomorrow,” he said during the pre-match press conference on Friday .
Rohit also spoke about his own team’s bowling attack and how much the return of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has strengthened their ranks.
“All six bowlers are great bowlers. Bumrah played well in Ireland and looked good. He looked good at the training camp in Bengaluru, which is a good sign for us. All three pacers are in good form. It is a positive sign for us.” he added.
Rohit was also asked about the rivalry between the two sides, but again he had a straight answer.
“There are six very competitive teams in the Asia Cup and on any given day anyone can beat anyone,” he said.
“Rivalry is there for people to talk about. As a team we see that we have competition to play tomorrow and see what we want to do. What is going to help us is to keep doing the right things on the pitch.” he added please.
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