The Asia Cup, in a T20I format, will get underway from August 27 in the UAE.
The highly-anticipated India versus Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup 2022 will be played on August 28 in Dubai. The two teams will be locking horns on the field after the T20 World Cup at the same venue late last year.
In order to get ready for the upcoming tournament, Pakistan batter Asif Ali revealed that he hits 100-150 sixes every day during practice.
In a video posted by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the right-hander stated that he tries to hit 100 to 150 sixes in practice so that he can execute the strokes under pressure in a game.
Here's the clip:
"I try to hit 100 to 150 sixes in practice daily so that I can hit at least 3 to 5 sixes during a match. The phase where I come out to bat runs need to be scored at a high rate, sometime at the rate of 12 to 14 runs an over, and that too under a lot of pressure.
"To prepare for this we simulate similar match situations and that helps us while we are in the middle during an actual match," Ali said in an interview with the PCB.
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In the 15th edition of the tournament, six teams will be competing for the Asia Cup title. India, who are the defending champions, have won the trophy seven times, making them the most successful team overall.
This year's tournament will feature the T20 format, as opposed to the ODI format that was used for the previous one. The six teams are split into two groups: Group A includes India, Pakistan, and a qualifying team; Group B includes Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
In the group stage, each team plays the other once, with the top two teams from each group moving on to the Super 4 round. The top two teams from the Super 4 will advance to the finals.
(NDTV INPUTS)