Asia Cup 2022: “Virat Kohli has looked in good touch,” says Rohit Sharma on the eve of Pakistan clash

India will open their Asia Cup campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on August 28.

There is a lot of excitement around the Asia Cup 2022 clash between India and Pakistan. The arch-rivals are slated to square off on August 28 in Dubai.

Since both nations don’t play each other in bilateral series, the craze for the game becomes unmatched.

Amid the anticipation, India skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday (August 27) said they just want to focus on their game as players and will aim for one match at a time.

Rohit further said that Virat Kohli has looked in good touch during the practise session and the mood in the camp is buzzing ahead of the high-octane clash.

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“When we are on the ground, fans want to see the match as well as meet players. As far as the rivalry is concerned when two quality teams play then we see a good match. As players, we just want to focus on our game. Our batting coach decides who will bat in the nets. Virat Kohli has looked in good touch. We have prepared hard for it,” Rohit Sharma said in a press conference on the eve of the game.

“The mood in the camp is buzzing. What has happened is past. Take one game at a time. We will be focusing on that. We want to focus on the game. We have not decided on playing eleven. We will look at the pitch and decide accordingly,” he added.

Commenting on the team combination and pitch, Rohit said, “Everyone in the squad is in the scheme of things. We have to get the best combination. Dinesh, of late, has played very well. Yesterday we went to the ground and spoke to the curator. He said that there will not be any dew.”

The last time both teams faced each other was during the T20 World Cup 2021, which saw Pakistan thrashing India by 10 wickets.

Left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi, who was the star performer in Pakistan’s victory last year, will not feature in the Asia Cup 2022 due to a knee injury.

“We do talk about our losses then only we will improve. Loses do hurt but no point thinking about it. Since then we played a lot of games. For us now it is a fresh start. The opposition does throw challenges, you need to respond to it,” Rohit said.

(With PTI inputs)