The captains of the Indian and Pakistani national teams, Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam, sat down for an open discussion during the two teams’ training session in Dubai prior to their highly anticipated Asia Cup match, which will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, August 28.
The two teams’ eagerly awaited matchup has been preceded by a number of touching moments between players and supporters. A video of Babar and Indian star batter Virat Kohli shaking hands earlier in the week went popular on social media. Later, it was discovered that Indian athletes had extended conversations with Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Afridi.
Following the conclusion of training on Friday (August 27), Rohit and Babar engaged in conversation, which the Pakistan Cricket Board’s official social media account shared. Rohit can be heard telling the Pakistan skipper in a humorous dialogue that he ought to get married.
Rohit said, “‘bhai, shaadi kar lo’
Babar replied ‘nhi, abhi nhi’
The two teams’ match on Sunday will be their first meeting since the 2021 T20 World Cup. The Babar-led team defeated India by 10 wickets in the global T20 tournament last year at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to claim their first-ever victory over the Men in Blue in a T20 or 50-over World Cup match.