Former Indian cricket staff star Mohammed Kaif believes that pacer Mohammed Shami could cause issues for Babar Azam when India tackle Pakistan of their first match of Asia Cup 2023 on Saturday. In a latest interplay, Kaif defined that Shami managed the bowling properly when Jasprit Bumrah was out of motion because of damage and with the quick bowler having fun with a great run of kind, he can show to be a key asset for the Rohit Sharma-led facet within the high-voltage match in opposition to Pakistan.

“Mohammed Shami is a fantastic bowler, his form is also very good. And even in Bumrah’s absence, he managed the bowling very well. Even his form in the IPL was great. So he has a lot of talent. In my opinion, Babar Azam is going to have a lot of difficulty,” Kaif stated on Star Sports.

Three doable high-octane India versus Pakistan video games for the starved followers on either side of the border together with a ultimate likelihood for 5 nations to place their respective homes so as earlier than the World Cup provides context to the Asia Cup, beginning in Multan on Wednesday. It is a match that has typically struggled to search out relevance within the midst of mushrooming bilateral contests over the past decade together with the waning reputation of T20 cricket however the 2023 version, starting on Wednesday, has occupied a big slice of the thoughts area of staff assume tanks.

It is the ultimate cease for 5 of the six groups barring Nepal, to search out solutions for some nagging questions forward of the worldwide occasion, beginning October 5.

(With PTI inputs)