"Well played Team India! Congratulations on winning the Asia Cup. Our players have shown remarkable skill through the tournament," he said on X.
This Asia Cup is like Asian World Cup before the World Cup in October. As India beat 2022 Asia Cup champion Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to lift the trophy, the Asia Cup has taught some important investing lessons.
The tone for the dominating victory was set by pacer Mohammed Siraj, who tore apart the Lankan batting line-up with his 6/21. The home team was bundled up for a paltry score of 50, which allowed India to score an easy win.
Sri Lanka elected to bat first after winning the toss, despite heavily overcast conditions, and the match started 40 minutes after the scheduled 3 PM beginning.
On Friday, though India lost to Bangladesh, Shubman Gill scored a century in the Asia Cup match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This marks his fifth ODI 100 this year, including a blazing 208 against New Zealand in January.
Axar sustained several injuries during India's six-run loss to Bangladesh in their last Super Four match on Friday.
Gill said it was important to give attention to the area in view of the approaching World Cup, and the Asia Cup final on Sunday against Sri Lanka.
Charith Asalanka kept his nerve and lifted Sri Lanka into the Asia Cup final with a stunning two-wicket victory over injury-hit Pakistan on DLS on September 14.
Rohit Sharma's fifty (53 off 48 balls) was the cornerstone of India's sub-par 213 after Lankan spinners Dunith Wellalage (5/40) and Charith Asalanka (4/18) bamboozled them.
Virat Kohli and K.L. Rahul posted unbeaten hundreds as India amassed 356-2. Kohli and Rahul put on an unbroken 233 for the third wicket off 194 balls, India’s highest partnership for any wicket in the Asia Cup.
Despite a four-month hiatus and a rain delay, KL Rahul's seamless batting against Pakistan suggested no rustiness. Shreyas Iyer's back spasm moments before the toss paved the way for Rahul's stellar performance. In tandem with Virat Kohli, Rahul showcased exceptional running between the wickets, enhancing his fitness.
With rains also forecast in Colombo for the next week, the PCB, the official hosts of the tournament, contemplated moving the matches to Hambantota. However, ACC sent an email to the stakeholders stating no such move would happen
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Captain Rohit Sharma, who struggled against Pakistan's pace in the rain-abandoned opening group game, made 74 not out and Shubman Gill also warmed up for the Super 4 with an unbeaten 67 as India reached 147-0 in 20.1 overs.
The young left-hander, primarily known as an opener, batted at No. 5 for the first time in ODIs and scored 82 off 81.
The unnamed woman said that Kohli was her favourite player and claimed that she was quite heartbroken after he got out quickly during the match. She was expecting him to make a century.
Rahul has been recuperating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru post a thigh surgery, and he will have one final round of fitness drills before flying out to Sri Lanka to join the Indian team for the ongoing Asia Cup.
With a brilliant 81-ball 82 in his maiden international innings against Pakistan, the Jharkhand wicketkeeper and left-handed batsman is now a certainty for the World Cup
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Later, Kohli also met Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan and shared a few campfire moments. Alongside, Mohammed Siraj held a mini pace bowlers’ conclave with Rauf, discussing the Pallekele pitch
On August 30, Pakistan made 342 for six, riding on hundreds by captain Babar Azam (151) and Iftikhar Ahmed (109 not out), bundling out Nepal with a score of 104, with Shadab Khan taking four wickets.
Cricket enthusiasts anxiously await updates, hoping the weather won't dampen this historic showdown.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have hosting rights for the Asia Cup but the Asian Cricket Council headed by Jay Shah opted for the hybrid model where Sri Lanka became the co-hosts after it was clear that the Indian cricket team won't travel to Pakistan.
It is a tournament that has often struggled to find relevance in the midst of mushrooming bilateral contests over the last decade along with waning popularity of ODI cricket but the 2023 edition, beginning on Wednesday, has occupied a large slice of the mind space of team think tanks.
Following the attack, not only did Pakistan lose the Champions Trophy hosting rights but also its share of the World Cup matches in 2011.