Virat Kohli Meets Pak Captain Babar Azam Ahead Of Asia Cup 2022

The Indian cricket team has landed in Dubai for the Asia Cup 2022 which starts on August 27. The Rohit Sharma-led side will begin its campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan cricket team on August 28.

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All eyes are on that clash. Ahead of the big match, players from both the teams met each other in Dubai.

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However, the focus was on Virat Kohli as he met with Pakistan captain Babar Azam.

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In a video posted by BCCI, the Indian team along with Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal met with Afghanistan and Pakistan players and the RCB man having a nice lively chat with Babar Azam grabbed all the headlines.

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Virat vs Babar: ODIs stats

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Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi ruled out of asia cup

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