Ahead of the much-speculated Asia Cup 2022 clash between arch-rivals India vs Pakistan, both sides have unfolded some bad news as their spearheaded pacers, Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi have been ruled out of the tournament due to injuries.
The loss of Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi is a big blow for both the teams as the two bowlers would have played a significant role in the campaign. Asia Cup is scheduled from 27th August to 11th September and will be held between India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan in UAE.
Indian pacer, Jasprit Bumrah has sustained a back injury due to which he has been ruled out of the tournament. Whereas Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi is going to miss out on the campaign due to his knee injury.
This news has however leveled the playing fields for both teams ahead of the clash, but it is tough to say how the teams are expected to cope with the absence of their star bowler. However, Jasprit Bumrah isn’t the only Indian fast bowler, who will be missing out on the Asia Cup. Harshal Patel has also been ruled out due to his injuries. Both the injured players are currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru.
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While the news of Bumrah’s and Afridi’s absence was a matter of discussion for tweeple, two former cricketers had an indirect clash in light of the unfortunate news. Former Pakistan Cricketer, Waqar Yunis, tweeted and observed that Shaheen Afridi’s injury would be a relief for Indian cricket and lamented his absence.
India’s former cricketer, Irfan Pathan, tweeted that Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel’s absence would be a relief for other teams playing in the Asia Cup. His tweet was speculated to be a befitting indirect reply to Pakistan’s former cricketer Waqar Yunis.
India is set to start their campaign against Pakistan in their Asia Cup fixture on 28th September at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The much-anticipated game has invited many fans to be on the edge of their seats considering the history between India and Pakistan. The match will be telecasted on Star Sports India at 07:30 pm IST.
Indian Squad for Asia Cup 2022: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan.
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