For the second time this Asia Cup, rain played spoilsport in a clash involving traditional rivals India and Pakistan, as the blockbuster Super Four clash at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo was halted after heavy showers forced the ground staff to bring on the covers.
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has backed Suryakumar Yadav to be in starting playing eleven for the ICC Cricket World Cup in India, saying that what he can do with his role, even stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma cannot do it, terming him a "complete player
Sehwag is well-known as one of the best ODI batters in recent times, with the dynamic right-hander having scored 8273 runs in 251 matches and 15 centuries for India in 50-over cricket with his unique attacking style at the top of the batting order.
The batter, who is considered as one of the best in the world out now, made his international debut in 2019. Since then, this dashing stroke-player has made major strides year by year to the point that he is now considered as the successor of current Indian batting great, Virat Kohli.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag has backed the Men in Blue to lift the World Cup, thereby ensuring the continuation of the trend of the host team lifting the title.
As expected, the roster is a trimmed version of the Asia Cup squad with three players – Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna and Sanju Samson – missing out in the World Cup squad