Urvashi Rautela's Instagram story sparks debate during India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 clash

The match between India and Pakistan is considered one of the greatest rivalry in the history of cricket. Not only fans but celebrities from both countries like to watch this match. Indian actress, Urvashi Rautela is one of those who prefers to watch these encounters.

Team India is currently locking horns with Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, which happens to be the opening fixture of Men in Blue in the 16th edition of the Asia Cup. Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first.

Before the match, Rautela posted a story on his Instagram handle. In the picture which seemingly was taken in a gym, there was a huge TV with the Pakistani team in a huddle. During last year's Asia Cup, there were rumours of a link-up between the two. But later the Indian actress took to Instagram and wrote, “A few days ago, my team shared around 11-12 cute fan-made edits without any knowledge of others being involved in them…”

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Pakistan bowlers restrict India to 266

Team India has dropped star India pacer, Mohammad Shami for this match and brought in all-rounder, Shardul Thakur in place of him. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar slammed the 36-year-old for dropping the seamer.

The 58-year-old opined that Shami would be more dangerous than Thakur if he had been included in the team for the Pakistan clash. “Mohammad Shami would’ve been more threatening to Pakistan than Shardul Thakur. You talk about batting depth, but bowling depth matters too,” Manjrekar was quoted as saying in the pre-show.

India was bundled out for 266 runs in the 48.5 overs they played in the first innings. The highest scorer for the side was their star all-rounder, Hardik Pandya who scored 87 runs off 90 balls with seven fours and a six in his innings. The wicketkeeper-batter, Ishan Kishan also scored crucial 82 runs from 81 balls which included nine fours and two sixes in his innings.

For Men in Green, the pick of the bowler was Shaheen Afridi who snapped four wickets in his spell of 10 overs. The left-arm seamer conceded 35 runs and bowled two maiden overs in his spell. Three wickets each were grabbed by Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf in their respective spells where they conceded 36 runs and 58 runs respectively.