IND vs PAK: Pakistan Playing XI For Asia Cup 2023 Clash Against India Announced

The Babar Azam-led Pakistan National Cricket Team have announced their playing XI for the high-octane clash against Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023.

In match no.3 of the Asia Cup 2023, arch-rivals – India and Pakistan – will lock horns at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, September 2

The Men In Green will be heading into the clash against India with a lot of confidence as they registered a dominant win in their tournament-opening clash. The Babar Azam & Co. beat the Nepal National Cricket Team by 238 runs in the Asia Cup opener at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed smashed sensational centuries in the match. Also, all five Pakistan bowlers – Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Nawaz, and Shadab Khan – were among the wickets, with Shadab finishing as the top performer with 4 wickets in his bag.

Meanwhile, Pakistan have decided to unveil their playing XI a day before the match against India and they have made no changes to their lineup for the blockbuster match.

Pakistan’s playing XI for the match against India: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan (vc), Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf

Pakistan to field same playing XI tomorrow ??#PAKvIND | #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/qe18Ad6pF4

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 1, 2023

Pakistan are a quality side – Rohit Sharma

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Rohit Sharma lavished praise on the Babar Azam-led side for becoming the No.1 ranked team in the ICC ODI Rankings. He said that the Men In Green would have worked really hard to climb to the top spot in the rankings.

“Pakistan are a quality side. They have been terrific in the last few years. Be it in the T20 World Cup or in bilateral series, they have done well. There’s a reason behind them being the number-one ranked team in ODIs. There’s a lot of hard work behind it. I’m sure they have worked really hard to be in this position and plus, they have a lot of unity in the team. They are in good form, so it will be a tough challenge for us to get the job done.

“However, we have prepared well. We have improved in certain areas. Hopefully, we will be able to apply the things we have planned in the match,” Rohit said in the pre-match press conference.