In the Asia Cup 2022, India wins the toss opting to field against Pakistan in the Asia Cup opener in Dubai on Sunday.
India’s captain Rohit Sharma shakes hands with Pakistan Captain Babar Azam after the toss. Virat Kohli is playing his 100th T20 International.
Virat Kohli will be playing his 100th T20 International and is the second player in world cricket after Ross Taylor to complete a century of international appearances.
Dinesh Karthik was picked ahead of Rishabh Pant in the playing eleven while Avesh Khan was picked as the third pacer alongside Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah will be making his T20I debut.
Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Pakistan: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani.