Tomorrow, 28th August, India will face Pakistan in the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. In order to defeat its arch rival, India will really have to get its batting order right. And which raises questions like, what should Kohli’s position be in the match? Should Dinesh Karthik be picked ahead of Rishabh Pant? And how much will Jasprit Bumrah’s absence affect India? To answer these questions, and many more, in this episode host Mihir Vasavda is joined by Indian Express’ Devendra Pandey and Rahul Pandey.

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Veera on the pod: https://bit.ly/3PZ3cJ3

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