Asia Cup 2023: This former cricketer praised Kohli and Babar, said- they are my favorites as top scorers

 

India is all set to play its first match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2023 tomorrow on 2nd September in Kandy. In this match, all eyes will be on Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. Whereas former South African player AB de Villiers has expressed his reaction regarding these two. He has named both these batsmen as his favorites to be the leading run-scorer in the 2023 Asia Cup.

De Villiers said, "My favorites for the Asia Cup are definitely Virat and Babar. I haven't seen many Sri Lankans or other players in great form. That's where Virat and Babar stand apart. When they score runs, They go on to score 130-150. They really bowl. I think we'll see their names up there and I'd be pleasantly surprised to see someone else up there."

Apart from this, he praised Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Afridi and said, "Shaheen Afridi doesn't have the same rhythm that we have seen in the past. I don't know if he is a little injured. Maybe he needs his energy at that time." "He's saving his wickets when it matters most. Maybe he's trying to find some rhythm, knowing there are huge games coming up. He's a huge player for Pakistan."

After defeating Nepal by a huge margin of 238 runs, Pakistan is all set to face India in their final group-stage match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Whenever these two countries clash with each other, the excitement is seen at a different level. Although there is a shadow of rain on tomorrow's match. 

India's squad for Asia Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel , Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohammed Siraj, the famous Krishna. 

Traveling stand-by player: Sanju Samson

Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam (Captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel. 

Traveling Reserve- Tayyab Tahir