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'Bass out maat hona'- Fans react as Rohit Sharma says he would not throw his wicket ahead of Asia Cup clash against Pakistan

Rohit Sharma spoke at length ahead of the crucial IND vs PAK clash in Asia Cup. He stated he wouldn't throw his wicket away.

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Team India captain Rohit Sharma featured in the pre-match press conference ahead of the Asia Cup clash against their arch-rivals Pakistan tomorrow. KL Rahul will not be available for the clash between India and Pakistan. This will definitely give the Men in Blue head coach the dilemma of who to play in that position.

Ishan Kishan appears to be the frontrunner for the wicketkeeper position. However, the uncertainty lies in Kishan’s batting position. The Asia Cup holds significant importance as a crucial preparatory event for India’s journey towards the 2023 World Cup later this year.

Pakistan have played really well in recent times in T20is and ODIs: Rohit Sharma

Speaking ahead of the Asia Cup Rohit Sharma said, "Pakistan have played really well in recent times in T20is and ODIs. They worked really hard to be No.1, it'll be a good challenge for us tomorrow." "As a top order batter, it's my job to ensure the team gets a good start and I stay till the long. I'll try to use all my experience of 16 years and work on my risk taking game."

"I don't want to throw my wicket away when I am in good rhythm, haven't thought much about that while playing T20 but in ODIs, it's very much required." "We will use our experience to play against Pakistan bowlers. Toss jeeto, match jeeto won't be the situation. We will have to play good cricket to win the match, the toss won't matter as much." "We try to keep short-term goals for ourselves and focus on that. We have to focus on Pakistan tomorrow and then think about the future matches."

The 36-year-old further added, "It will be a good challenge for us to play against a team like Pakistan. We have prepared well, we still have one more day to train. Hopefully we will be able to play according to our plans against Pakistan." "All six bowlers are great bowlers and they've proven it in world Cricket how good they are...Speaking of (Jasprit) Bumrah he played well in Ireland and looked good. He also looked good in camp at Bengaluru, so it's a good sign..."

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