The Asia Cup match will be played between India and Pakistan in Dubai on 14 September. This year will be the second time when both teams will face each other. However, the relationship between the two countries is going on quite tense and this match is also being opposed. The teams of India and Pakistan focus on the game and both teams are keen on this.
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India vs Pakistan – Photo: ANI
Both teams were last collided in 2024 World Cup in T20
The last match between India and Pakistan in the T20 format was in the 2024 T20 World Cup. The match between the two teams was played in New York where the Indian team won by six runs. However, there is a lot of difference between the 2024 T20 World Cup and the team now and the India-Pakistan teams have also changed. While India had come to play under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma last time, Pakistan’s command was in the hands of Babar Azam. Rohit has now retired from T20 International, while Babur has not got a place in the team for the Asia Cup. That is, it is certain that the teams of India and Pakistan will now enter this match under the leadership of the new captain. India’s command is in the hands of Suryakumar Yadav, while Pakistan is captaining Salman Ali Aga. Both teams have won their first matches in the group stage.
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India vs Pakistan – Photo: ANI
There was a lot of change in both teams
The T20 format between India and Pakistan has changed significantly in both teams as compared to the previous match. For the Asia Cup, there are eight players in the Indian team who were also involved in the 2024 T20 World Cup match against Pakistan. However, only six of these players were part of the playing-11. Suryakumar, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson and Kuldeep Yadav were included in the T20 World Cup team and six other players, besides Samson and Kuldeep, got a place in the playing-11 for the last T20 match against Pakistan.
On the other hand, the most changes have been seen in the Pakistan team. There are only five players who are part of the Pakistan team this time as compared to the previous T20 match against India. Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Sam Ayub were also involved in the T20 World Cup 2024 and these five players are also part of the Pakistan team for the Asia Cup. However, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf got a place in the playing-11 last time. Not only the players of both the teams, but now the coaches have also changed. Pakistan’s coach Gary Kirsten was in the T20 World Cup, while India’s coach was Rahul Dravid. Now the head coach of the Indian team is Gautam Gambhir, while Mike Hessen is Pakistan’s coach. Let us know how much both teams have changed and which team is stronger than last time?
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India vs Pakistan – Photo: ICC/BCCI
Indian team against Pakistan in 2024 T20 World Cup
Pakistan’s team against India in 2024 T20 World Cup
Playing-11: Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Babar Azam (captain), Usman Khan, Fakhar Jaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Nasim Shah, Mohammad Aamir.
bench: Abrar Ahmed, Sam Ayub, Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan.
Coach: Gary Kirsten
Pakistan team in 2025 Asia Cup
Salman Agha (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Sam Ayub, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Salman Mirza, Sufian Mukim, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Shaheen Afridi.
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