Each India and Pakistan are drawn in the identical group (A), and can meet once more in the event that they qualify within the Tremendous Fours.The ultimate of the event takes place on September 17 in Colombo.
India’s head coach Rahul Dravid acknowledged the thrill surrounding the potential encounters with Pakistan however emphasised his method to the event, taking it “one sport at a time.”
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Whereas he acknowledged {that a} last towards Pakistan could be an intense battle, Dravid emphasised the significance of specializing in every step of the journey.
Forward of the second Take a look at towards West Indies, Dravid reiterated his intention to sort out the Asia Cup methodically, emphasizing that going through Pakistan within the last would certainly current a fascinating contest.
“The schedule is out and you need to qualify for the Super4s to play Pakistan 3 times, so one step at a time. I don’t imagine in counting my chickens an excessive amount of. I need to play one sport at a time,” stated Dravid.
“We all know we have now to play Pakistan and Nepal within the first two video games, we have to give attention to that, we have to play good cricket, we have to win these video games after which see the place the event goes. If we get the chance to play them 3 times, I believe that’s implausible, meaning we attain the ultimate of the event and hopefully Pakistan attain the ultimate as properly.”
“That can be a fantastic contest and nice for us and we actually purpose to try this, we actually need to play proper as much as the ultimate and win that last however we have now to take the primary two steps earlier than,” he added.
Pakistan, India and Nepal are in Group Some time Group B includes Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Apart from Nepal, the opposite 5 nations have certified for the Cricket World Cup in India, beginning in October.
