The biggest talking point in the Indian cricket circuit on Monday (August 21) has been India's squad announcement for Asia Cup 2023. Team India announced a 17-member squad for the continental event set to be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka with India's matches scheduled in the island nation alone. Post the squad announcement, both the chief selector of the national men's team as well as the India captain Rohit Sharma were bombarded with questions. While both gave responses to the questions which were put in front of them, Rohit gave away a hilarious response to a reporter asking him about his take on the side being flexible in their batting order.
Notably, while Rohit had said that the batters have been asked to be flexible in their batting order when asked for clarification he said that the openers would not suddenly be asked to bat at number 8. He then hilariously said "Ye Pagalpanti Nahi Karte Hum" which loosely translates to "We don't do such crazy things."
Have a look Rohit's response to the journalist here:
The Indian team will be in a camp in Bengaluru before they travel to Sri Lanka for Asia Cup. The tournament commences on August 30 with the India-Pakistan matches with India scheduled to begin their campaign on September 2 against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium. There could be two or even three IND vs PAK games in Asia Cup this year.
If India and Pakistan both reach the Super Fours stage, they will meet in Colombo on September 10 and if they both make it to the finals it is scheduld to be played on September 17 at the same venue. ODI World Cup 2023 will commence on October 5 and conclude on November 19.