Virat Kohli, Babar Azam greet one another as Team India begins preparations for Asia Cup 2022

Asia Cup 2022: India and Pakistan are all set to face one another in Match No.2 of the match on Sunday, August 28 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Kohli, Babar greet one another as Team India begins preparations for Asia Cup 2022. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSIndia and Pakistan will face one another on August 28Earlier this yr, Babar Azam dropped a message for Virat KohliLast yr, Kohli and Babar met one another in Dubai

Team India have reached the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the 2022 version of the Asia Cup. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Wednesday, August 24, uploaded a video the place the Indian gamers might be seen beginning their preparations for the match.

The Afghanistan and Pakistan cricketers have been additionally current on the floor. Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammad Nabi shared a heat hug.

During this whereas, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli and present Pakistan captain Babar Azam have been seen exchanging greetings. Babar was over the moon after seeing the Delhi-born Virat.

Hello DUBAI

Hugs, smiles and warm-ups as we start prep for #AsiaCup2022 #AsiaCup | #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/bVo2TWa1sz

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 24, 2022

Earlier this yr, the 27-year-old Babar dropped a message to Kohli when the Indian batter was going by a tough patch in his profession. During India’s tour of England, the Lahore-born Babar dropped a message to Kohli asking him to remain sturdy.

Last yr, Kohli and Babar additionally exchanged smiles after the T20 World Cup match final yr in Dubai. Pakistan had crushed India for the primary time in a World Cup match. Both Babar and Virat scored half-centuries in that recreation, however Kohli’s knock went in useless.

While Kohli hasn’t had the very best of occasions of late, Babar goes by a purple patch in his profession. Babar additionally performed effectively on the tour of the Netherlands the place he received out within the 90s within the third and remaining ODI of the sequence.

Virat, however, hasn’t performed worldwide cricket since India’s tour of England. He didn’t participate within the sequence in West Indies and Zimbabwe.

India and Pakistan are scheduled to lock horns with one another on Sunday, August 28 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

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