WATCH: Rohit Sharma celebrates after Fakhar Zaman dismissal

Rohit Sharma celebrates after Fakhar Zaman dismissal: Rohit Sharma was seen rejoicing as Fakhar Zaman was walking back to the pavilion.

During the fifth match of the ongoing Asia Cup between India and Pakistan at Dubai, Indian captain Sharma was seen joining his hands to (perhaps) the almighty after Indian got the prices scalp of Zaman.

Earlier, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed had won the toss and chose to bat. In the all-important clash against India, Pakistan chose not to tinker with the winning combination which had taken the field against Hong Kong in their first match.

On the other hand, India made two changes to their squad from yesterday. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Hardik Pandya were included into the side in place of Shardul Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed. To the surprise of many, India persisted with Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik, not giving an opportunity to Lokesh Rahul.

In what came as a double blow for India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed the Pakistani openers within two overs. Having looked rusty yesterday against Hong Kong, there were a lot of talks regarding Bhuvneshwar’s prospects of being dropped today. However, by providing India with two early breakthroughs, the 28-year old pacer has proved his worth today.

The Indian new ball bowlers started with a pinpoint line and length, not letting Pakistan’s free-flowing openers dictate terms with the new ball. With the run rate dipping below a run per over in the first four overs, the batsmen were expected to take a certain amount of risk.

This was exactly what brought the curtains down for Pakistan. On the first delivery of the fifth over, in a bid to up the ante, Zaman pulled a short of a length delivery high in the air. Minimal control over the short ball saw the ball rising up, only to come down to be caught by Yuzvendra Chahal at mid-wicket. Zaman ended up scoring 0 (9).

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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