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Babar Azam-Virat Kohli (Image source- Twitter)
The cricketing world is preparing for the clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup 2022. The multi-team tournamnet is all-set to begin on the 27th of August, while the India-Pakistan clash will go underway on the 28th of August.
The Indian team has arrived in the UAE and has begun preparing for the big game. As the two teams began their training and warm-up sessions, the players met with players from the other teams, with the highlight being Virat Kohli and Babar Azam greeting each other.
The video was posted on The Indian Cricket Team's official Instagram page with the caption, "Hello DUBAI. Hugs, smiles and warm-ups as we begin prep for #AsiaCup2022 #AsiaCup | #TeamIndia."
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Yuzvendra Chahal, India's prolific spinner, can also be seen hugging Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi in the video. Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan, Gujarat's captain and vice-captain in the Indian T20 League, were also seen conversing with each other as the Indian all-rounder interacted with Rashid and Nabi.
Kohli and Rashid Khan also spoke before departing for their respective camps. When Kohli met Pakistan captain Babar Azam, he was all smiles. The two have a good relationship both on and off the field, and the latter had also come out in support of Kohli when the Indian stalwart was struggling during India's tour of England.
The entire Indian team gathered around VVS Laxman, the Indian team's interim coach for the tournament, as all of the players were seen carefully listening to the veteran. In Rahul Dravid's absence, Laxman was named India's head coach for the Asia Cup on Wednesday, and he arrived in Dubai after finishing his stint with the squad that faced Zimbabwe in Harare. Dravid tested positive for Covid-19.
India squad for the Asia Cup 2022
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(Wk), Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (Wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan