Terming each Pakistan and India as favourites for the Asian title, Ashwin mentioned on his YouTube channel, “If Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan persistently dish out performances with the bat, Pakistan might be one hell of a crew heading into this Asia Cup and the World Cup.
“It can take some beating since Pakistan is a unprecedented crew.”
Pakistan will play Nepal within the event opener on Wednesday, earlier than dealing with India within the much-anticipated match on September 2.
The Males in Blue have received the final three One-Day Internationals in opposition to Pakistan.
Ashwin believes Pakistan’s squad depth makes them sturdy challengers for the Asia Cup and eventual World Cup.
“It’s all right down to their (Pakistan’s) squad depth. Pakistan has invariably developed distinctive cricketers.
“Because of its tape-ball cricket, they’ve all the time produced an unimaginable collection of pacers. Additionally, their batting has been superior through the late 90s and 2000s.
“However, the publicity they have to numerous (T20) leagues has been the first cause for his or her re-emergence within the earlier 5 – 6 years. Additionally they have the PSL (Pakistan Tremendous League). Moreover, within the current BBL (Large Bash League) drafts, there have been not less than 60-70 Pakistan gamers,” he famous.
(With inputs from PTI)
