The India XI in the Asia Cup final checked all the boxes

With due respect to Axar, a left-arm spinner, a left-arm wrist spinner and an off-spinner who will add to batting depth seems a better balance on turning pitches

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A dream tournament with a dream finish!

That’s what this Asia Cup was for India. India went into the tournament wanting to win the title, but more importantly, with the World Cup impending, they wanted to tick a few important boxes.

Jasprit Bumrah was a major concern going into the Asia Cup. Yes, he had played a couple of internationals in Ireland, but it was a T20 tournament against a non-mainstream team where you are never going to be tested fully. Bumrah more than convinced everyone that he was back to his very best and ready to take on the world.

When Bumrah is fit and playing, you are reminded of how exceptional a bowler he is and how there is a big gap between him and the next best bowler in the side – at least in white-ball cricket.

Siraj was the obvious hero, but the final demonstrated how skilful and accomplished a bowler Bumrah is; first ball of the match, a big out-swinger to the right-hander on target, followed by a big in-swing to the left-hander, again on target. Only a bowler like Bumrah can be so accurate even when the ball is swinging big.

We saw Bumrah the swing bowler more than the seam bowler in this Asia Cup, which means unlike in IPL he also becomes a threat with the new ball in the first 10 overs.