Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka Gave A Nice Tight Slap To Those Who Were Saying It’s Going To Be India vs Pakistan Final – Sunil Gavaskar

Legendary India National Cricket Team batter Sunil Gavaskar has said that the Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka National Cricket Team gave a nice tight slap to all those who were saying that the final of the Asia Cup 2022 would be played between Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team and Babar Azam-led Pakistan National Cricket Team.

The Asia Cup 2022, which was the 15th edition of the tournament, was played from August 27 to September 11. The entire tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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The moment the schedule and fixtures of the Asia Cup 2022 were announced, many people labelled the multi-nation tournament as the mini India-Pakistan series. Many thought that the final of the Asia Cup 2022 would be played between arch-rivals, India and Pakistan. However, that was not the case in reality as Rohit Sharma and Co. failed to make it to the final after losing back-to-back in the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 stage.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka National Cricket Team defeated Pakistan National Cricket Team by 23 runs on September 11 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to take their Asia Cup title tally to 6 – just one behind India.

Everyone was talking about India-Pakistan as if these were the only two teams – Sunil Gavaskar

Speaking to India Today, Gavaskar said that everyone was talking about India-Pakistan in the Asia Cup and Sri Lanka, who were under the radar, won the championship

“They were under the radar, weren’t they? (Sri Lanka). Because everything in the Asia Cup was about India and Pakistan.

“Everyone was talking about India-Pakistan, India-Pakistan and India-Pakistan as if these were the only two teams. And when you look at the fact that Sri Lanka has won this (Asia Cup) for the 6th time, that is second only to India, it does tell you that when you talk about prospects, you must not ignore Sri Lanka. And that’s a nice tight slap that Sri Lankans have given to all those who were trying to say it’s going to be an India vs Pakistan final,” the legendary batter further said.

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