cricket yahoo – ASIA Cup Cricket LIVE: VVS Laxman to take team’s practice session today in Dubai, calls for team meeting at 9:30 PM IST after practice: Follow IND vs PAK in ASIA CUP LIVE
ASIA Cup Cricket LIVE: VVS Laxman calls team meeting: The Asia Cup is set to start from August 27, and there is a general buzz about the competition. The India vs Pakistan clash has already become the talking point. And VVS Laxman is going to keep a close watch on all the Indian players in their practice session on Thursday, scheduled for 7:30 PM IST. Highly placed sources have also informed InsideSports that Laxman has called for a team meeting around 9:30PM. It has been further learned that the Laxman and India captain Rohit Sharma will sit around with team in the ground itself for the team meeting. Follow Asia Cup 2022 live updates with InsideSport.IN
It is important to note that Laxman was officially appointed interim head coach of the Indian national team for the Asia Cup. Regular head coach Rahul Dravid contracted Covid-19 recently and the man from Hyderabad will be in charge of India in UAE until Dravid recovered from Covid.
However, when the Indian team takes to the practice field, it is not going to be their first time. The Indian players did some light training in Dubai. The likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal and the other contingent from the Indian squad were also present. Even the Pakistan and Afghanistan players practised on the same day.
These practice sessions are going to be important for all the players. With the gulf nation being a hot country, they need to get adjusted to the heat.
More importantly, some of the players, including KL Rahul and Virat Kohli would be using these net sessions to get back to form. Rahul had an ordinary series in Zimbabwe while Kohli has been out of form for a long time in international cricket.
What is in store for team meeting ? With Laxman taking charge of the team officially, various points are set to be discussed, including the team composition and the Playing XI.
Foremost, their main focus will also lie on the India vs Pakistan game, which is scheduled for August 28. The importance of getting off the mark with a win will be stressed. He is also going to address the different roles players will be entrusted with during the Asia Cup.
One has to remember, India are one of the strong favourites and India will need all their players to be on the toes to shine in the gulf country.
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