Shubman Gill's thunderous knock of 121 runs and Axar Patel's fighting 42 went in vain as Bangladesh fought back to end their Asia Cup 2023 campaign on a high by beating finalists India in their Asia Cup Super Four 2023 clash here at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan feels that the Tigers will be a "dangerous side" for the upcoming ODI World Cup after they ended their Asia Cup campaign with a remarkable 6-run victory over India at the R Premadasa Stadium.
After winning their first Super Four stage match against Pakistan, India is at the top of the Points table while Sri Lanka is placed second with one point earned by both teams.
India will take on Pakistan in their Super Four clash of the ongoing Asia Cup in Colombo on Sunday. Inclusion of Axar will not only offer India a solid spin option, but also a left-handed batter option.
The Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka will kickstart from August 30 onwards, with the match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy set to serve as Men in Blue's campaign opener.
The veteran spinner Chahal failed to find a spot in the squad as India went ahead with three spinners in their squad of 17, with Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav as the preferred choices.
In the year so far, Chahal has taken nine wickets in nine T20I matches that he has played, while Kuldeep Yadav who has been selected ahead of him has better stats.
Agarkar said this while addressing a press conference with skipper Rohit Sharma here, and announced the Asia Cup 2023 squad. Kuldeep has had a fantastic 2023 in white-ball cricket, taking seven wickets in three matches with the best figures of 4/6 and eight wickets in seven T20Is, with the b
With ICC World Cup 2023 around the corner all eyes are on who is going to be India’s no.4 but for former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes that India have abundance of options and this should not be a problem.