Indian cricketrs celebrate a wicket during T20 World Cup 2021. — Reuters/File
Defending champions, India, will face arch-rival Pakistan in their opening contest on August 28 in the T20 Asia Cup 2022.
Despite the absence of their premium fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, their side looks strong on paper.
The Indian team and cricket fans are betting on star batsman Virat Kohli’s batting during the tournament. He will play in his 100th T20 international when India face Pakistan in their opener.
India’s Squad
Rohit Sharma (Capt)
KL Rahul (VC)
Virat Kohli
Suryakumar Yadav
Deepak Hooda
R Pant (wk)
Dinesh Karthik (wk)
Hardik Pandya
R Jadeja
R Ashwin
Y Chahal
R Bishnoi
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Arshdeep Singh
Avesh Khan
Schedule
August 28 — vs Pakistan in Dubai at 7pm
August 31 — vs Hong Kong at 7pm
Super Four matches will be played from September 3-9.
