Asia Cup 2022: Combined Playing XI of India and Pakistan

It always has been a treat for cricket fans to watch India play against Pakistan. What makes India vs Pakistan fixtures more exciting is the involvement of people’s fans and sentiments. There’s no surprise that both teams have some brilliant players in their ranks. The two neighbors, India and Pakistan, will face each other on Sunday in the Asia Cup 2022. While India vs Pakistan games always provide a lot of entertainment, it will be a dream come true to see the players from the two teams playing together. Yes, Here you go wih the Combined Playing XI of India and Pakistan!

The Best Combined Playing XI India and Pakistan

In this article, We have curated the combined best playing XI from the India and Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 squads.

Openers: Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam

There is no doubt that the skippers of both teams, Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam, will be the first two players to make it to the combined best XI. Rohit and Babar have been destructive for their respective teams at the top of the batting order. While Rohit has established himself as the best opening batter of the current era, Azam is quickly climbing the stairs of success to become the greatest. 

Middle-Order Batters: Virat Kohli, Fakhar Zaman, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant

One can not leave former Indian skipper Virat Kohli while discussing the best XI. Kohli has been absolutely ruthless as a batter for over a decade. Though the right-hander isn’t in his prime form at the moment, he is a match-winner.

Fakhar Zaman has produced some good knocks in international cricket lately. His destructive batting completely goes by the shortest format of the game. The middle-order batter was lethal in the 2022 edition of PSL, while he also smacked a century against the Netherlands in the first ODI.

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Suryakumar Yadav is the top-ranked Indian batter in the ICC rankings. He is just behind the Pakistan skipper. Yadav can play the anchor role for the team while he can also smack some huge boundaries to accelerate the innings.

For the wicketkeeper role, we have picked Rishabh Pant. The young rookie can take down any opposition anywhere across the globe on his day. Pant has also grown by leaps and bounds as a wicketkeeper in recent times.

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya and Shadab Khan

Hardik Pandya is in tremendous form lately. The Gujarat Titans skipper is capable of picking crucial wickets along with smacking sixes and fours towards the end of the batting innings. He has a strike rate of over 144 in the T20 Internationals.

Pakistan’s Shadab Khan has also proved himself as a worthy all-rounder. The 23-year-old has churned out good performances for Pakistan and in the PSL. He can come in handy both as a leg-spinner and a lower-order batter.

Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Haris Rauf

Yuzvendra Chahal can be easily considered one of the best Indian spinners. The Rajasthan Royals player has been in sensational form this year. He is continuing his brilliant form from the IPL 2022 in the international circuit as well.

Nobody can match the experience of Bhuvneshwar Kumar when it comes to opening the bowling. The pacer’s specialty is that he keeps a check on the flow of the runs and can pick crucial wickets to break partnerships.

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In the absence of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf will be the one leading Pakistan’s seam attack. The youngster has good variations in his arsenal. He can prove deadly in the death overs. 

Combined Playing XI

Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam, Virat Kohli, Fakhar Zaman, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Shadab Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Haris Rauf