It took two days to see the completion of the India-Pakistan Super 4 match at the 2023 Asia Cup, but at the end of it Rohit Sharma and Co have two points in their kitty with two more games to go for booking a place in the summit clash on Sunday. The first of which shall be played on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after India bested Pakistan in a 228 run win. With a World Cup around the corner, the team management shall be prioritizing recovery of key players after a pulsating matchday in Colombo on Monday (READ MORE)
KL Rahul was not even supposed to play this match. He had no business to be even part of the Asia Cup squad, for when the fitness tests were conducted he was still a week or so from being match- ready. Yet, such was the desperation for solid options in the middle order that they took the risk of including him for the tournament in the hope that he would regain fitness. And in a contest that was played over two days, Rahul’s unbeaten 111 and the 233-run partnership he stitched with Virat Kohli (122 not out), to go with Kuldeep Yadav’s 5/25, gave India a thumping 228-run win over Pakistan – their biggest margin of victory against their arch rivals. (READ MORE)
In a small room next to the sight screen, Godfrey Dabare is resting with his legs on top of another chair with a lit cigarette in one hand. It’s only 10 minutes after the Super 4 fixture between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium began at 4:40 pm, one hour and forty minutes late into the reserve day. Blowing smoke rings Dabare says, “Hold on…been a very busy couple of hours. I haven’t even had time for a smoke break,” he says even as his groundstaff are checking with him if they can step out for a tea break. (Read More)
