Sourav Ganguly’s Prediction For IND vs PAK: The much-anticipated Asia Cup 2023 is set to begin on August 30. The excitement has been increasing with every passing day among the fans and cricketers around the world, particularly for the high-voltage IND vs PAK clash.
India and Pakistan will be neck to neck with each other in the Asia Cup 2023 on 2nd September at Kandy in a high-voltage clash.
Sourav Ganguly Made His Prediction For IND vs PAK Clash
Ahead of the thrilling clash between the arch-rivals, former Indian captain and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has made his predictions about who will win the India vs Pakistan clash. While he praised both teams, he didn’t mention his favorites. Ganguly said:
“It is very difficult for me to choose a favorite. They are both good teams. Pakistan is a good team and of course India is a very good team.”
He added: “There are no favorites, whoever plays well will win the game,”
#WATCH | "Both India and Pakistan are good cricket teams. The team that plays well will win. I have no favourites….With time his (Jasprit Bumrah) fitness will get better….You can only have three spinners and I think they have done the right thing by picking Axar (Patel), he… pic.twitter.com/2rn0hX5VF7
— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2023
Meanwhile, in a huge boost for the Indian cricket team, Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the International cricket team and guided the team to a 2-0 series win against Ireland. Bumrah is now going to join Team India at the National Cricket Academy in their preparatory camp for the Asia Cup 2023.
Talking about Jasprit Bumrah’s return to the Indian squad ahead of Asia Cup 2023, Ganguly said:
“Bumrah was good in Ireland and it is a very good thing. He started his stint with T20Is and now in ODIs, he will have to bowl 10 overs. So with time, his fitness will get better,”
When asked about the exclusion of Yuzvendra Chahal from the Indian squad for the Asia Cup, Ganguly said:
“You can only have three spinners and I think they have done the right thing by picking Axar (Patel) because he can bat.”
Talking about the preparatory camp for Asia Cup 2023, the Indian cricket team-led by Rohit Sharma, will hold a training camp there beginning on August 24 before traveling to Sri Lanka, where they will play all of their Asia Cup games.
As per several reports, the five-day skill enhancement camp will include India’s entire Asia Cup 2023 squad, the coaching staff led by former Indian captain Rahul Dravid, and members of the new Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee. Besides this, 14 net bowlers have also been recruited to ensure that the “quality of net sessions” is satisfactory.
Indian Squad For Asia Cup 2023:
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
Reserve Player – Sanju Samson
