Asia Cup 2023 Drama Unfolds: India's Bold Toss Choice Against Archrival Pakistan - Surprise Batting Order and Star Comebacks!
Asia Cup 2023 Drama Unfolds: India's Bold Toss Choice Against Archrival Pakistan - Surprise Batting Order and Star Comebacks! India won the toss and chose to bat against archival Pakistan despite the cloudy sky and the possibility of rain. Pakistan, according to Babar Azam, would have chosen to bat first had they won the toss. In order to have a seam bowler who can also bat at No. 8, India chose Shardul Thakur, who beat out Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Shami for a berth in the starting XI. Ishan Kishan was given the opportunity to bat at No. 3 on the BCCI squad roster, with Virat Kohli moving down to No. 4 in order to give Ishan Kishan a few more opportunities as KL Rahul recovers from an injury. After recovering from back operations, Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer made their much-anticipated ODI comebacks. Pakistan had revealed an unchanged starting lineup a day prior to the game following a commanding victory against Nepal in the tournament opener. Since their World Cup matchup ...