Ravindra Jadeja-Rohit Sharma enjoy fun time as Team India arrives for Asia Cup - WATCH

The top Asian nations have their sights set on a strong performance in the continental competition, which got underway on Wednesday with Pakistan's victory over Nepal in the Asia Cup's opening match. On September 2, 2023, Team India will compete against Pakistan. As they proceed for the continental title before the ICC ODI World Cup in October, both opposing teams are favorites for the epic showdown.

3 things you need to know 

• Team India arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday 
• Rohit Sharma and his team play Pakistan in their Asia Cup opening match 
• Pakistan and Sri Lanka have both won their first matches of the Asia Cup 2023 

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Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are all smiles ahead of their Asia Cup match 

Soon after arriving in Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup 2023, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja were seen laughing together on a bus. An enthusiastic follower recorded this unscripted exchange between the two cricketing greats and posted a video of it on Platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Both players had big smiles on their faces and seemed excited about competing in the Asian tournament. The video showed a happy moment during their bus travel as they shared food.

Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have taken some time off from international cricket recently. The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) decided to bench them and other key players including Virat Kohli during the recently concluded T20I series against Ireland for the following Asia Cup.

Rohit Sharma sat out two One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and a Twenty20 International (T20I) series against the West Indies. Rohit's maiden innings century in the opening Test against the West Indies stands out as a high point of his impressive performance. This time off gives them a chance to get their strength back before their next cricket matches.

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Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have performed decently for Team India in WI series 

India won by an innings and 141 runs under Rohit Sharma's leadership in the 1st Test against WI. He scored 80 runs in the second Test and another half-century in the second innings, despite a rain-induced draw. Rohit also played in India's first ODI against the West Indies.

Ravindra Jadeja was crucial during the West Indies tour. In the inaugural Test's first innings, he bowled three wickets and scored 37 runs. Jadeja added wickets in the next innings to his impressive performance. In the second Test, he scored 61 runs and took more wickets. Unfortunately, Jadeja missed India's T20I team. India faces Pakistan in their Asia Cup 2023 opener on September 2, building anticipation. Pakistan is the top-ranked ODI team, setting up a heated match between two arch-rivals.