India Turn Left For Right Route

Axar and Kuldeep spin a web in Dubai, restricting Pakistan to 127/9 in the Asia Cup match

- GOMESH S @Chennai

In the hours leading up to the India versus Pakistan clash at the Dubai International Stadium, two contrasting feelings had filled the air. Underlying tension towards what could happen amidst calls for boycott on one side, and a lack of buzz in and around the stadium with the temperature rising up to 50 degrees Celsius. For all the hype around every India-Pakistan match, this one clearly had more riding on it, and not because of cricketing reasons. So much so that assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said that they had a meeting about the concerns, if any, players had, their sentiments, and what was going on social media.