New Delhi [India]Aug 11 (ANI): Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli has started practicing for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022.
India had announced a 15-man squad for the Asia Cup earlier this week. Virat Kohli was one of the players who made a comeback in the national team. The tournament begins on August 27, with India starting their campaign with a high-octane clash against Pakistan on August 28.
Virat shared a video of him running between the wickets on Instagram.
“Practice is going on in the week,” said the star batsman’s Instagram story.
This upcoming Asia Cup will be the best opportunity for Virat to regain his touch and possibly register his much-awaited 71st century in international cricket.
The star batsman has struggled for form this year and the struggle has been a matter of debate among fans and the cricket fraternity.
Kohli has played four T20Is this year in which he has scored just 81 runs at an average of 20.25 with one half-century. He was one of the big players to sit out during India’s tour of West Indies.
He struggled in this edition of the IPL as well, as he could only manage 341 runs in 16 innings at an average of 22.73 and scored only two fifties for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
His form in Tests and ODIs has not been that great. Kohli has scored 220 runs in seven innings in four Tests this year at an average of 31.42. His personal best score is 79. He has scored only one fifty in Tests this year. In ODIs, he has scored 175 runs in eight innings at an average of 21.87. His personal best score in the format this year is 65 with two half-centuries coming off his bat.
Talking about the Asia Cup, the 15th edition of the tournament will be played between six teams (main event) in the UAE. Defending champions India is also the most successful team, having won the trophy seven times. While the previous edition of the tournament was held in the ODI format, this edition will have the T20 format.
The six teams are divided into two groups with India, Pakistan and a qualifying team in Group A; and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan form Group B. Each team plays each other once in the group stage, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Super 4 round. Top 2 teams from Super 4 will qualify for the final.
Indian Squad for Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
Standbys: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar. (ANI)
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