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Asia Cup 2023

'Pahle se fat rahi hai Pakistan ki' - Fans react as Wahab Riaz talks about laying out clear plans against Rohit Sharma ahead of India-Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 game

Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz talks about his team's plans to tackle Indian opener Rohit Sharma in the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 match.

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Pakistan and India will lock horns with each other at Pallekele. The two Asian rivals will face each other after a gap of four years in a 50-over game in the Asia Cup. The last time they played an ODI game was in 2018 when India beat Pakistan convincingly in the United Arab Emirates. Now they will be playing one group game against each other and also one Super Four fixture.

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Ahead of the big game, Wahab Riaz has 0said that the Men in Green should vary Rohit Sharma and that the Mumbaikar has scored big runs in previous India-Pakistan fixtures. He further mentioned that Pakistan needed to have clear plans in place for him so that he could be dismissed early. The fast bowler told Zalmi TV.

Pakistan beat Nepal by 238 runs at Multan in the Asia Cup

The big battle will be the Pakistan pacers against the Indian batters. India's batters have had problems against left-arm pace in the past. For the Men in Green, Shaheen Afridi will be their trump card. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf will also complement him beautifully and look to make life difficult for Rohit Sharma's men. The Asia Cup will serve as the precursor to the 2023 World Cup in India.

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The Men in Blue have not had the best of times in world events. they made it to the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup and finals of the 2017 Champions Trophy but have still not been able to get the elusive piece of silverware since 2013. India will be hoping to win the 2023 World Cup and recreate history just like they did in 2011. There is a possibility of an India-Pakistan final as well if both sides make it to the summit clash.

Pakistan have sounded the bugle by beating Nepal in their opening game. The Nepal batters could not face up to the likes of Naseem, Rauf and Shaheen. in the end, the Men in Green won the game by a huge margin of 238 runs.

Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:

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