Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam
The 2023 Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan has been canceled due to rain. In this game, the captain of the Indian team, Rohit Sharma, won the toss and decided to bat first. Which turned out to be wrong. The Indian elite could not perform well in this game. But captain Rohit Sharma still set a record as soon as he landed in that match.
Rohit made this record
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma scored 11 runs against Pakistan. He was dismissed by Shaheen Shah Afridi. Before the match against Pakistan, Rohit Sharma is the Indian player with the most seasons in the Asian Cup. This is Rohit’s eighth Asian Cup tournament. Before him, no Indian player had featured in eight Asian Cups. Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is in second place and is contesting his seventh Asian Cup tournament. Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have competed in 6 Asian Cups.
Players with most Asian Cup appearances for India:
Rohit Sharma – 8
Ravindra Jadeja – 7
Virat Kohli – 6th
Sachin Tendulkar-6
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 5
Mohammad Azharuddin – 5
Won 3 Asian Cup trophies for India
Rohit Sharma is one of the best players in India. He has won many games for Team India alone. So far, he has 756 runs in 23 ODI Asia Cup games, including one century and six half-centuries. If he’s in his rhythm, he can destroy any bowling attack. He was part of India’s 2010 and 2016 Asian Cup winners. Under Rohit’s captaincy, India won the 2018 Asian Cup title.
Game against Pakistan canceled
In the match against Pakistan, Team India scored 266 runs while batting first. Hardik Pandya scored the highest 87 runs for India. The rain, on the other hand, proved to be the game’s biggest culprit. Because of this, Pakistan’s clout didn’t materialize. Shaheen Shah Afridi took most wickets for Pakistan. He took four wickets in the match.
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