Pakistan VS India

The fierce rivalry of Sub-continent, Pakistan Vs India, would yet again happen in a cricket match which will be played in the upcoming tournament of Asia Cup scheduled to be played in United Arab Emirates.

The curse which Pakistan carried for so long of losing to India in big events was broken last year when Pakistan humiliated India in the Final of Champions Trophy last year. That win lifted the spirits of Pakistani Nation and restored their faith in Pakistan’s cricket team. The team is now capable of beating any team which it will face in the Asia cup.

Talking about the Pakistan and India in the previous edition of Asia cup, the match in 2012 was played in Dhaka, March 18. India won match by 6 wickets with 13 balls remaining. Their bowling might struggle to defend against Bangladesh. Kohli demolished Pakistan in record chase. He was the most complete ODIs batsman in the whole world. Whenever the boundary was needed, Kohli was the man .

When the singles are needed, Kohli was the man and  Kohli kept doing all of that for 148 deliveries against Pakistan. By the time he had done, he had hit 23 boundaries and made 183, his best score of ODI’s.

Now the match is just around the corner and the cricketing world is patiently waiting for it. The final of champions trophy had a viewership of over. The match which is to be played on 18th September, will likely catch the eyes of the whole world. An entertaining match is expected as both the teams have been giving consistent performances in the recent past.

Pakistan has strength in their bowling line up whereas India relies on its batting. The spells of Muhammad Amir and Shadab Khan would be key in the match, on the Indian side, the batting ability of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would be put to test.

Just a couple of weeks are left in the match and the cricket fans have gone nuts thinking about the big match. There is no doubt that the best team would win in the end and the winner of this match would have a mental superiority against the other teams playing the tournament. For more updates  visit our website online sport international news

 

WHICH CREW BECOMES THE CHAMPION OF ASIA CUP 2018? CAN ANYBODY GUESS?

 

Asia cup which is a men’s one day international and twenty20 international tournament. First tournament was played in 1984 in Sharjah. Since now 13 Asian series have been played and couples of teams have participated in it. It is also known as mini world cup of Asia. As it is an Asian series so it is played between the countries which are in Asia. The cup is characterized by ACC which stands for Asian cricket council and is subordinated by ICC. Total number of members in ACC is 25.  It is on the  latest sports news Some of local team are also taking part in asia cup 2018 qualifiers rounds. Talking about the positions in Asian series, India is on the top with having six titles. Sri Lanka is on second position with five titles while Pakistan on the other hand has 2 titles. Only these three teams have shown their worth and played well.

Right now 6 teams are selected for the Asia cup tournament. Including Pakistan, India,  Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan . One team will be selected from Asia cup qualifier 2018. The qualifying tournament is held in Malaysia from 29 August till 6 sept 2018.

Opening match will be held between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Dubai. The teams selected for the tournament are (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Singapore and UAE). The winning team will qualify for Asia cup. Teams are divided in groups named as “group A and Group B”. In group A there are three teams and three teams are in group B. Tournament will be started on 15th to 28th September 2018. The teams and their characteristics are as follow.

India:

So talking about their batting and fielding line, it is pretty aggressive and impressive at the same time. From its top order to the 7 down, they have got great hitters including Sharma, Kohli, Dhawan, Pandya. The list also includes all-rounders who have been included in the team. It only lacks a bit in the bowling side which is improving day by day. Their bowlers caused troubles for the English side while they had series with England

Pakistan:

The most unpredictable team in the cricketing world right now is Pakistan. It can cause trouble for the greatest teams and at the same time can be facing problems against weaker sides. But recently Pakistan cricket is playing the best cricket they have ever played. The only hurdle for this team was batting collapse which happened mostly, but now consistency has been seen in it too, bowling side is the main strength of Pakistan on which it mostly rely. Due to the new youngsters who have included in the team, Pakistan has seen brilliant fielding in the recent series.

Afghanistan:

The emerging cricketing nation is also performing well recently. The main strength of Afghan side is its bowling, at that too its leg spinners in particular. Leg spinners are showing great performances in recent matches. Rashid khan is a brilliant leg spinner in this team who is performing consistently. The issue with this side is also batting collapse which is seen most often.

Sri lanka:

They have a balanced side and a strong batting line up. The likes of Angelo Mathews, Chandimal, Dickwella are not so easy to bowl out. This side only lacks in their bowling side which is just average. They suffer due to it and need to focus on it in order to win the Asian championship.

Bangladesh:

Bangali team is a tough rival for the newly qualified team but it isn’t that strong to hold out against Pakistan, India and Srilanka. In the previous Asian Cup back in 2012, they were the runner ups against Pakistan, so by that we can say that they do have a team which can give tough time to its opponents. The likes of Shakib Ul Hassan, Tamim iqbal and Roy are tough hitters in this side and can give hard time to its opponents.

 

 

Cricket is said to be a by chance game, but anything can happen in it. So without

Saying that teams are strong or weak, we all are looking forward for a great and entertaining cup which we hope would be full of thrills. Who would snatch the cup? Who would upset the mighty teams? Which match would be the most entertaining?

Let us know in your comments below.

Wishing all the teams’ good luck and May the best team wins!