The Hong Kong skipper Nizakat Khan warns Rohit Sharma’s teams India before their opening clash in Asia cup 2022 in Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday.
In the pre-match press conference, Hong Kong skipper Nizakhat khan answers a few questions ahead of their clash with India.
Hong Kong skipper warning
In a recent press conference, Hong Kong skipper Nizakat Khan said,“ Any team can beat their opponent on a given day in T20I cricket and the team showed fine form in Oman during Asia Cup qualifiers, which it won.”
“Winning and losing is a part of the game. We want to play good cricket and it is important. It is a massive opportunity to play against India and Pakistan. We have
a young squad and it is a great opportunity for us,” he added.
Nizakat recalls previous matches against India-
Remembering their last game with India during Asia Cup 2018 which lost by 26 runs, Nizakat said that the side would make sure that they cannot repeat the mistakes made last time playing against the Asian giant.
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He also said,” His side is prepared to take on top-class pacers even though it does not face them often in associate cricket.”
“Hong Kong is a deserving team”, said head coach Trent Johnson
Hong Kong head coach Trent Johnson said,” It is amazing what they (Hong Kong) have achieved so far. It is about playing good cricket and enjoying yourself. Hong Kong deserves to be at this stage.”
He also commented that Hong Kong does not get a lot of chances to play against India and Pakistan and any prospect to play against such teams is huge.
It is the opening game of Hong Kong in the Asia cup 2022, team showed good composure in the qualifying round by defeating Oman.
On the other hand, India won against Pakistan in a tough encounter with Pakistan by five wickets. India is the clear favourite in this match.
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This match between Hong Kong and India is playing at Dubai international stadium on Wednesday, 31 August
Here is the probable xi of both the teams
India Probable XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik/Rishabh Pant (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan/R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Hong Kong Probable XI:
Nizakat Khan (c), Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie (wk), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla.