Record on target in Asia Cup (Photo: PTI)
When the Asia Cup starts from 9 September, there will be an interesting battle between Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan. However, so far neither India’s team has been selected for the Asia Cup. And, neither Afghanistan’s team has been elected. But, it is almost clear that whenever the team will be announced, if there is no injury, then these two players are sure to be selected for their teams. Meaning, it is sure to get into the Asia Cup ground-e-Jang. And, in that case also the appearance of that interesting match between them.
T20 Asia Cup record of the most wickets
The Asia Cup is to be played in T20 format this time. The record of breaking the record between Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan is also related to the T20 format of the Asia Cup. It is the record for the most wickets in the T20 Asia Cup. At the moment, both Rashid Khan and Hardik Pandya are standing on par in this race. But he will have a golden opportunity to become the highest wicket bowler in T20 Asia Cup.
Record in the name of Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India currently holds the record for the most wickets in T20 Asia Cup. He has taken 13 wickets in 6 matches. After him, UAE’s Amjad Javed is second with 12 wickets. But the retired Amjad is out of the race to break the record of Bhuvi. Mohammad Naveed of UAE, who took 11 wickets in 7 matches, has the same condition. They are also out of the race to break the record.
Who will win in Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan?
After all this comes the number of Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan. Both of them have 11-11 wickets after 8-8 matches played in the T20 Asia Cup. Meaning both of them are 3-3 wickets away from breaking Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record. In such a situation, this time the T20 Asia Cup is going to be a big opportunity for both the players of India and Afghanistan.
