Tag: Asia Cup 2022

  • VIDEO: Babar Azam meets Virat Kohli in Dubai ahead of Pak Vs India clash

    Team India landed in Dubai on August 23 and went straight to the nets to prepare for India’s match against Pakistan on August 28 (Sunday). Ahead of the much-anticipated match, players from both the teams met each other in Dubai.  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video in which Virat Kohli could be seen meeting Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.

    In the video, Hardik Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal were also chatting with Muhammad Nabi.

    Babar Azam retained his top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings. He is at the top of the rankings with 818 points, whereas Kohli has been struggling of late.

    Comparisons between the two had started long back and gathers steam ahead of a match between the two rival sides.

    Read more: ‘This too shall pass’, Pakistani captain Babar Azam backs Virat Kohli to regain form

    Asia Cup is all set to start from August 27 and Pakistan will be playing its first match against India on August 28 in Dubai.

    Babar and Kohli’s video has drawn massive reaction of fans from both countries. Here are some tweets.

  • Asia Cup 2022: Where to watch it live

    Asia Cup 2022: Where to watch it live

    Asia Cup 2022 is anticipated to be one of the most-watched cricket tournaments across the world after the ICC Cricket World Cups.

    The tournament is all set to start from August 27.

    Pakistan will play against India on August 28.

    Here is the list of broadcasters for Asia Cup 2022 around the world.

    Pakistan: Ten Sports/PTV

    India: Star Sports/ Hotstar/ DD sports

    USA: Hotstar

    UK: Hotstar

    Sri Lanka: SLRC

    Bangladesh: Gazi TV/Channel 9/BTV National

    Afghanistan: Ariana TV

    North America and Middle East: OSN Sports Cricket HD

    Australia/ New Zealand/ Canada: Yupp TV

    South Africa: Supersport

    Daraz and Tapmad will be streaming Asia Cup live on their apps all around the globe.

  • Mohammad Hasnain to replace Shaheen Shah Afridi in Asia Cup 2022

    Mohammad Hasnain to replace Shaheen Shah Afridi in Asia Cup 2022

    Mohammad Hasnain will replace Shaheen Shah Afridi in the Pakistan squad of the Asia Cup 2022. Shaheen, Pakistan’s left arm pacer, was ruled out of the Asia Cup because of a knee injury. He has been advised to rest for 4-6 weeks.

    Hasnain has represented Pakistan in 18 T20Is in which he has taken 17 wickets. He is among those few bowlers who hit 145kph mark consistently.

    Hasnain was banned from bowling after biomechanical testing at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on January 21 from all format of cricket.

    After working on his action for almost four months, his bowling action was declared legal on June 9 by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

    Asia Cup is all set to begin on August 27. Pakistan will play the opening match against India on August 28 in Dubai.

    Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2022 – Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir

  • Asia Cup 2022: Shoaib Malik not part of Pakistan squad

    Asia Cup 2022: Shoaib Malik not part of Pakistan squad

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2022.

    The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced last month that the Asia Cup 2022 will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from August 27 to September 11. However, Sri Lanka will still officially have hosting rights.  The Asia Cup, which was last played in 2018, will be played in the T20 format, with nine teams participating.

    Shoaib Malik and Shan Masood are not part of Pakistan’s batting squad while fast bowler Naseem Shah has replaced Hasan Ali.

    Shoaib Malik is Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in Asia Cup. He has scored 907 runs in 21 matches with an average of 64.78.

    Shoaib Malik was part of the T20 World Cup 2021 and scored 101 runs in the tournament with a match-winning knock of 54 on 18 balls against Scotland.

    “It’s been 25 years but Pakistan has not found a replacement for Shoaib Malik,” said former Pakistani cricketer Aaqib Javed said in an interview.

    Read more – Asia Cup 2022 to be held in UAE

    People are expressing their disappointment over the decision to drop Shoaib Malik and Shan Masood.

    Have a look at some of the tweets:

    https://twitter.com/aleeybae/status/1554740957286785024

    Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2022: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir