The Indian cricket team has been fantastic in the Asia Cup 2022 and they have managed to clinch two wins out of their two matches. The match between Pakistan and Hong Kong will decide the next team that'll go through for the Super Fours round. Ahead of the Super Fours clash that'll begin on Saturday (September 3), Team India has had an off day.
For India, they'll have their first Super Fours encounter against the winner of Friday's match on Sunday (September 4). The Men in Blue have spent their off day at the Dubai beach surfing and playing volleyball. The Indian cricket board has uploaded the video of the same where the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and others can be seen surfing.
The Indian brigade was also seen playing beach volleyball and it seemed like the Indian team wanted to start afresh for the next round.
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Time for some surf, sand & beach volley! 😎#AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/cm3znX7Ll4
Team India at the Dubai beach
In the video, star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal explained that the team's coach Rahul Dravid wanted the boys to have an off day and do fun activities. He added that the players enjoyed the time and were happy about the same.
"It was an off-day so Rahul Dravid sir decided that we should have some fun activities. It was good fun, relaxing. We had some great fun. You can see how everyone is happy and excited. This all helps in creating team bonding," Chahal said.
The Indian veteran Virat Kohli was seen trying his hand at beach volleyball. The Indian pacer, Arshdeep Singh was happy to give a 'strongman' pose. The Men in Blue would hope to make the best use of the day and start afresh for the next round.
On the other hand, Pakistan will have to clinch a win against Hong Kong to sail through. Although the chances of Hong Kong beating Pakistan is less, they'll give it a try. Fans do hope that it must be Pakistan who'll qualify for the next round, as they'll face India yet again.