Kohli’s turned factor revealed as India’s biggest weakness against Pakistan

The ex-patron of Pakistan Misbah-Ul-Haq believes that the next clash of the Asia Cup 2025 between India and Pakistan would find men in green as favorites due to the absence of kohli virating the Indian T20i line.

India appears in the Asia Cup 2025 as champions of the T20 World Cup and the champions defending Asia Cup after having won during the 2023 edition. They have been considered as favorites; However, they will miss the services of adults like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

“Pakistan has a chance here”, Misbah-Ul-Haq

Former Pakistan Misbah-Ul-Haq player has said that the side led by Salman Agha can take advantage of the absence of Kohli in the Indian team.

“Pakistan definitely has a chance here. If they (India) do not have a good start and they lose two doctors, Kohli is not there. Their battle is also different and they have not played much against these balls, so Pakistan’s bowling also have a chance,” said Misbah in Tapmad on Pakistan’s Medium Channel.

“If you can create this gap from the top, you will have a chance. But again, the key point is: Pakistan needs a good start,” he added.

India started strong in its Asia Cup 2025

India, after a huge debate on its participation in the Asia Cup 2025, began its campaign against non -official hosts, the United Arab Emirates. Not only did the first game mark the victory of India, but also saw its level of domination against a Minnow team.

The tastes of Kuldeep YadavThe experienced spinner who returned to India, and the part -time shivam dube, Shivam Dube, surprised everyone with his amazing performances. Kuldeep chose 4/7 and Dube ended up choosing 3/4, as the United Arab Emirates were overturned by 57 runs.

Abhishek Sharma Opened next to Shubman Gill when he returned to the side after a long break. They founded an opening collaboration, while the persecution ended with only 4.3 points, which helped increase their execution rate.

Domain from India to T20S in the post-kohli era

Wanted Kohli, the legendary Indian Cricter, has played Cricket T20I for more than a decade and retired from the format by 2024, after India’s triumph at the ICC T20 World Cup. This call for retirement marked a gap in position number 3.

After Kohli’s retirement, India has remodeled his main team and has renewed his battle core, with the few names arising like Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya.

Since Virat Kohli’s retirement announcement, India has played four T20i bilaterals against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa and finally against England. They have played a total of 15 T20 international and lost only 2 games while winning all series Against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and England, as well as South -Africa.

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