The Indian team is all set for the first match of Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan. The Indian batsmen are set to complete their homework and take on Pakistani fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf. Team India captain Rohit Sharma said this in a press conference a day before this match to be held on Saturday
The 36-year-old Indian captain praised the Pakistan team and said that they have been playing good cricket for several years. Be it the last Asia Cup or the T20 World Cup, Babar Azam’s team has performed strongly in both. The team has also performed well in ODIs. No team can become number-1 like this. There is a lot of hard work behind this. I am sure he has worked hard too
Like the Asia Cup Fitness Test
Rohit Sharma termed the Asia Cup as fitness before the World Cup. Rohit said that this is a big match in the Asia Cup. This training camp was important for the Asia Cup preparations. The Asia Cup is a fitness test before the World Cup.
The difficulty in selecting a playing-11 is a good sign
On the question of playing-11, Rohit Sharma says that we have all kinds of combinations and it will be very difficult to select playing-11. Difficulty in selecting a playing-11 is a good sign.
Many experienced batsmen in our team
On the question of Pakistan’s bowling, Rohit says that Pakistan’s bowling unit is good. Haris, Naseem and Shaheen are doing well. They undoubtedly have good bowlers, but we have the experience of playing them. We know in which area they will bowl.
We also have a lot of experienced batters. We have done our homework to play them. Will play according to experience. The experience of the Indian batsmen will be useful against the Pakistani bowlers.
Now I will not play with risk
On his batting, Rohit said that he has been playing for so many years. We just know when, where and how to play. In the last two years, I have played a completely different kind of cricket. This time I will see what the team needs. Till now I was playing with risk, now if I get into rhythm I will try to extend my innings.