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KL Rahul comes in for him. Meanwhile, netizens reacted in their own unique way after squad of Team India was announced.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in their Asia Cup Super 4 match here on Sunday. Pakistan are playing an unchanged side while India made two changes to the playing XI. In a forced change, batter KL Rahul returned to the Indian team after a long injury layoff in place of Shreyas Iyer, who is down with back spasm, while Jasprit Bumrah is back to lead the pace attack.

India's top-order batters struggled to find their footing in the first Asia Cup clash against Pakistan, resulting in losing 4 wickets for a score of 66 runs. Later on, the more than 100-run partnership between Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya helped the Indian side go past the 250-run mark and set a respectable total before the match was washed out owing to rains.

Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2023: In view of the prevailing weather conditions, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on 10 September has added an exclusive reserve day for the Super 4 match between India and Pakistan, which is scheduled to be held today i.e. on 10 September. However, there will not be a reserve day for any of the other Super 4 matches in Sri Lanka.

Asia Cup's 'Super 4' stage in a highly anticipated match. The anticipation grows as their previous encounter during the group stage was canceled due to poor weather. In the last Asia Cup, India faced Pakistan in the T20 format, which resulted in a five-wicket loss for the Indian team. Yet, weather concerns persist, even though this time the action moves to the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, leaving behind the rain-marred group fixture that took place in Pallekele. The match is set to begin at 3 p.m. local time, which corresponds to 3 p.m. IST. Looking ahead to Sunday, September 10, in Colombo, the weather forecast is as follows:Daytime:

India and Pakistan will play their second match in this year's Asia Cup today after the first was washed out due to rain. While a confident Pakistan side have announced their squad for the upcoming clash with their arch-rivals, India still have a number of questions to answer before naming their final squad that will be in action today. Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul has returned to the Indian squad after a long spell away from the game due to the injury he suffered during this year's IPL.

skipper Babar Azam during a press conference on Saturday. Gill noted that Azam was a world-class player and he also finds admiration in the Indian dressing room. Speaking at the press conference, Gill said, "Yes, definitely we follow him.

Click here to read the full reportA confident Pakistani side have retained their playing XI from the last match against Bangladesh.

Premier League, Afghanistan series and now the Asia Cup. So you can say it will be advantage (for us)." Meanwhile, India's Shubman Gill noted that not playing Pakistani bowlers often makes a difference during the main tournaments.

Babar Azam recently surpassed Virat Kohli's record of the fastest 2,000 runs in an ODI and that will provide the Pakistan skipper with much-needed confidence ahead of the crucial match. The fans may get disappointed after reading this but as per Weather.com, there are 90% chances of rain in Colombo on Sunday. But, this time the match will not get washed out as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has decided to keep a reserve day.

ALSO READ: Asia Cup 2023: 'We have the edge', says Pakistan's Babar Azam ahead of clash with India on Sunday Both of them were sent to the pavilion by Dasun Shanaka. While Litton Das (15) and skipper Shakib Al Hasan (3) were disappointed, Towhid Hridoy (82) stood firm and gave some hope to the Bangladeshi fans.

Edhar hum angreji seekh rahe hai, udhar ye Hindi farratedar bol rahi hai," rued a third. According to details uploaded on the US State government website, Macleod has served overseas in US Missions to India, Pakistan, and Japan.

ALSO READ: Asia Cup 2023: Reserve day confirmed for India vs Pakistan match in case it rains on 10 September. Check here So to build more tempo, Babar made a strong statement ahead of the blockbuster match.

Nawaz Sharif is likely to return to Pakistan next month, according to a media report on Saturday. Quoting sources present at a meeting in London where Sharif, the supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was speaking to his party workers, the Dawn newspaper reported that he «spoke about his return, but a clear date for travel has not been disclosed.» Sharif, 73, has been living in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019.

Hardik Pandya doesn't mince words when he says that as a multi-skilled cricketer, his workload is twice and at times even thrice compared to a specialist batter or bowler. Pandya's 87 largely contributed to India's score of 266 all out in the opening rain-affected game against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup here. For someone, who had a career-threatening lower-back stress fracture and remained out of international cricket for considerable period, the Baroda player has more than made amends after being handed national T20 captaincy and is again bowling at brisk pace. «As an all-rounder, my workload is twice or thrice as anyone else.

spy agency published a strong-worded criticism of India hours before Group of 20 leaders met in New Delhi, accusing the summit host of pushing its own agenda and causing disagreement. The commentary lamented that India held two prior G-20 sessions in disputed territories — one in Arunachal Pradesh that China also claims, and another in Kashmir, contested by Pakistan. The move has “sabotaged the atmosphere for cooperation at the G-20,” the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations said on its official WeChat account on Saturday. The post reveals a possible explanation for President Xi Jinping’s decision to stay away from the summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Foreign Ministry declined to explain the absence.

90% chance of heavy rainfall predicted for September 10, the day the match is scheduled. The ACC stated that if rain interferes, the match will continue from where it left off on the reserve day. However, the decision to allocate a reserve day only for this particular match has raised eyebrows.

terrorists operating from Pakistan and said that they will not be allowed to live in peace even across the border, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. Speaking to media persons, on the sidelines of an event in Kishtwar, the DGP said, “We want to give a clear message to the traitors who have gone across the border and trying to revive terrorism here that they cannot live in peace there because we will reach them and those who are supporting them from here will be dealt with sternly." He said that the Chenab Valley comprising the Kishtwar, Doda, and Ramban districts was a target for terrorists in the past but the security agencies are vigilant and will not allow them to gain a foothold. Singh was further asked about the recent busting of a hideout used by Jehangir Saroori, the longest surviving Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, in the higher reaches of Kishtwar.

heatwave was unprecedented and the most intense in the last 70 years, severely affecting millions of people in South Asia, according to new research from India. Such heatwaves are expected to increase in the near future, enhancing heat accumulation in the region and threatening food, water and energy security in the region, the study from institutes including IIT-Gandhinagar and IIT-Jodhpur, said. South Asia faced five continuous heatwave spells that lasted about 35 days during late February and April 2022, affecting a large part of the region. The heatwave lasted for a longer duration and had more spells than the historical heatwave events, compared to the historical heatwave events during 1950-2021, the study published in Environmental Research Letters said. Exceptional heating with more than 3.9 degrees Celsius rise in maximum temperature was experienced by majority region of South Asia, which includes countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, along with India, the study found after analysing observational datasets from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US, and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis version 5 (ERA5). The study projected an increase in frequency of mega heatwave, more severe than that of 2022, in a warming planet under all types of emissions scenario.

ALSO READ: Sunil Gavaskar's unexpected take on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's failure against Pakistan: ‘Not concerned because…’ "If you see the statements that come out from their side...sadly our media gives them the prominence. We have Pakistan players, and Australian players selecting the Indian team. How is it their concern? Do any Indian players go and select the Australian or the Pakistan team? It's none of our business.

Asia Cup 2023: Ahead of another India vs. Pakistan thriller on 10 September, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam received a shot in the arm as he surpassed Virat Kohli and became the fastest player to complete 2,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) format. The development is likely to increase the buzz around comparisons between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam.