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Asia Cup: Who Are The Top Ten Run-Getters In The Sub-Continental Tournament? | Cricket News
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Asia Cup: Who Are The Top Ten Run-Getters In The Sub-Continental Tournament? | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Sachin Tendulkar© TwitterAsia Cup 2022 is just around the corner and the first match of the tournament will be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on Saturday. The focus would be on how the likes of Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Rohit Sharma, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Dasun Shanaka and Mohammed Rizwan perform. Over the previous 14 editions of Asia Cup, former Sri Lanka opening batter Sanath Jayasuriya scored the most number of runs. The former Sri Lanka skipper had amassed 1,220 runs from 25 matches. For India, Sachin Tendulkar leads the way with 971 runs in 23 Asia Cup games.Here are the top 10 run-getters in Asia CupSanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)-- 1,220 runs in 25 gamesKumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)-- 1,075 runs in 24 gamesSachin Tendulkar (India)-- 971 runs in 23 gamesSho...
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Asia Cup 2022 Full Schedule, Date, Timings And Venues | Cricket News
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Asia Cup 2022 Full Schedule, Date, Timings And Venues | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Asia Cup 2022 kicks off on August 27 with a match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. On the other hand, defending champions India will kick-start their campaign with a match against arch-rivals Pakistan on August 28. It is worth noting that the continental event was earlier set to take place in Sri Lanka but the economic crisis in the country saw the tournament being shifted to United Arab Emirates. The gulf nation will be hosting the event across two venues - Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.The continental event will be played in the T20 format, featuring 6 teams divided into two groups at the start. In their respective groups, the teams will be playing each other once. The top two teams from both the groups will then advance to the Super 4s, w...
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Asia Cup Preview: Subcontinental Rivalry Set To Resume, Eyes On India-Pakistan Clash | Cricket News
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Asia Cup Preview: Subcontinental Rivalry Set To Resume, Eyes On India-Pakistan Clash | Cricket News

[ad_1] The unpredictability of the T20 format and the growth of the game in the region could make the 2022 Asia Cup, beginning Saturday, the most closely fought edition ever. Pakistan legend Wasim Akram has already predicted the six-team tournament as having the potential to showcase quality that has never been seen before. Leaving aside the lone qualifier Hong Kong, the five other teams including record seven-time champions India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can beat each other on their day.The tournament, which is being staged in the T20 format after six years, had to be moved to the UAE after hosts Sri Lanka expressed their inability to organise it back home amid the economic crisis faced by the island nation.Though the conditions in the UAE will be different from ...
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Asia Cup 2022: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming | Cricket News
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Asia Cup 2022: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming | Cricket News

[ad_1] Virat Kohli (right) and Rohit Sharma.© AFPThe Asia Cup 2022 kicks off on August 27 in the United Arab Emirates. A total of six teams will be competing at the continental event which will be played in T20 format. It is worth noting that India are the defending champions. They had defeated Bangladesh in the finals of the recent two editions in 2016 and 2018. The upcoming edition of Asia Cup gives India a chance to make it a hat-trick of title wins. While a match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will serve as the curtain raiser for the tournament, India and Pakistan will be facing each other in their campaign opener on the very next day.When will Asia Cup 2022 start?The Asia Cup 2022 will kick off on August 27 with a match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, starting at 7:30 PM IST.W...
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Asia Cup 2022: Top Contenders Who Could Finish With Most Runs In Tournament | Cricket News
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Asia Cup 2022: Top Contenders Who Could Finish With Most Runs In Tournament | Cricket News

[ad_1] Indian skipper Rohit Sharma in action© AFPAsia Cup 2022 is about to begin over the weekend in UAE and the tournament will see some of the best batters in modern day T20 cricket try and demolish opposition bowling attacks. The Indian and Pakistani sides are full of heavyweights, while the likes of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan also boast of players who can get big runs under their belt.In the lead up to the tournament, NDTVCricket takes a look at the batters who can finish at the top of the runs scoring charts by the time the tournament comes to a close.1) Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain has been trading the top position in the leading run-getter in T20Is charts with New Zealand's Martin Guptill. Rohit would want to lead from the front in his first major tournament as capt...
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“Exercise Caution, Examine Fuel Situation”: India To Nationals In Lanka
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“Exercise Caution, Examine Fuel Situation”: India To Nationals In Lanka

[ad_1] Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948.New Delhi: At a time when Sri Lanka is facing a severe economic crisis and a steep currency depreciation, India on Thursday urged its nationals living in Sri Lanka to exercise caution and examine the currency convertibility and fuel situation in the island nation carefully.During a weekly presser, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We have been following these developments for some time but our understating is that India is still the largest source of tourists for Sri Lanka."In general guidance to all the Indians there or for the ones who are thinking of going there, Mr Bagchi noted, "Our endeavour is to prevent any untoward incident involving Indians outside India. We ...
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Form, Bragging Rights On Line As Giants Clash In Asia Cup | Cricket News
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Form, Bragging Rights On Line As Giants Clash In Asia Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] India's Virat Kohli has the chance to find form before the World Cup while Babar Azam will look to keep Pakistan's psychological edge when the rival countries clash as the headline acts of the Asia Cup starting this weekend. Cricket giants India and Pakistan could square up three times during the two weeks of the T20 competition in the United Arab Emirates. The six-nation tournament was moved from Sri Lanka because of political unrest and it takes on extra significance this year because the T20 World Cup in Australia is coming up fast, in October and November.Sri Lanka meet Afghanistan in Saturday's opening match but all eyes will be on India and Pakistan, who clash in Dubai on Sunday.India will be looking to avenge their 10-wicket humiliation by Pakistan at the same venue in last...
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Red-Hot Babar Azam To Struggling Virat Kohli: 5 To Watch At Asia Cup | Cricket News
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Red-Hot Babar Azam To Struggling Virat Kohli: 5 To Watch At Asia Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Asia Cup begins on Saturday with top cricketers including India superstar Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in action in the United Arab Emirates. Here are five players to watch in the six-nation tournament, which is an important warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.Red-hot AzamWith key pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi out injured, Pakistan will depend heavily on Azam's blazing batting.The 27-year-old leads the T20 and one-day batting rankings and comes into the tournament on the back of two big half-centuries in Pakistan's 3-0 ODI sweep of the Netherlands.He scored an unbeaten 68 as his side demolished India by 10 wickets in the last meeting between the arch-rivals in the 2021 T20 World Cup -- at the same venue where they meet this Sunday.Cornered Ko...
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Crisis-Stricken Sri Lanka Bans Import Of 300 Consumer Goods Items
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Crisis-Stricken Sri Lanka Bans Import Of 300 Consumer Goods Items

[ad_1] In mid April, Sri Lanka declared its international debt default due to the forex crisis.(File)Colombo: The cash-strapped Sri Lankan government has slapped a ban on the import of 300 consumer items like chocolates, perfumes and shampoos until further notice, as the island nation tried to tackle its worst economic crisis triggered by the acute shortage of foreign exchange.Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The worsening forex crisis caused essential items shortages triggering massive public protests in the street since early this year that led to the ouster of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government last month.In a special notification issued by the Sri Lankan finance ministry, the ban was imposed on a total of 300 items including chocolat...
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IMF, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe Begin Talks For Bailout Package
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IMF, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe Begin Talks For Bailout Package

[ad_1] The country owes USD 51 billion in foreign debt. (Representational)Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe and a visiting IMF team on Wednesday analysed Sri Lanka's current economic crisis as the two sides began crucial talks to finalise a bailout package and secure a staff-level agreement for the cash-strapped country.The second such visit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in three months comes at a time when Sri Lanka is scrambling to chalk out a staff-level agreement with the Washington-based global lender for a USD 5 billion programme, which could be the antidote for the country's current economic travails.Senior Mission chief Peter Breuer, who is an expert in debt re-structuring, Sri Lanka mission chief Masahiro Nozaki, Resident Representative Tubagus Feridhanusetyaw...
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