Cricket fans are eager to witness the epic rivalry between India and Pakistan with both the teams set to square off in their tournament opener at the Asia Cup. The Men in Blue will take on Babar Azam’s men at the International Dubai Stadium on 28th August and are expected to play each other once again in the Super Four round as well .
The Indian cricket team arrived in the UAE and began their preparations for the continental tournament clash. The Instagram account of the cricket team shared a video on captioning: “Hello DUBAI. Hugs, smiles and warm-ups as we begin prep for #AsiaCup2022 #AsiaCup | #TeamIndia.”
Members of the Men in Blue squad are seen training and warm-ups while meeting players of the other teams. Notably, Virat Kohli turned up to be the talking point once again as the 33-year-old batter was seen meeting fellow counterpart Babar Azam in the video.
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Virat Kohli was all smiles when he met the Pakistan skipper. The two share a good bond off the field with Virat Kohli seeing gifting his bat to the Pakistan skipper. Azam, too was recently seen coming out in support of Virat Kohli when the batter struggled to get going during India’s tour of England. Virat Kohli was also seen chatting with Afghanistan star Rashid Khan before joining their respective hurdles.
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After locking horns at the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan are also set to square off at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Both the teams will square off at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a high-octane clash on 23rd October. With the tickets for the game sold out within minutes of release, many adherent cricket fans missed out on the opportunity to book their seat to watch both the teams play live.
According to the latest update, over 4,000 standing room tickets alongside an additional limited number of seated allocations, will be released on 25th August on the ICC T20 World Cup’s official website. Fans will be able to book the latest released seat allocations at t20worldcup.com. While the standing room tickets are priced at $30, they will also be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
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