Not Jasprit Bumrah or Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin names India's number one bowler

The Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan promises to be a high-stakes contest. The much-anticipated match will kick off the Men in Blue's Asia Cup campaign, and Pakistan will be looking to build on their impressive victory over Nepal in the tournament's opening game. The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is the venue for the clash between the two rivals.

3 things you need to know 

• In the Asia Cup, India will compete against Pakistan in Pallekele
• In the 2018 Asia Cup, they twice overcame their rival
• Additionally, India defeated Pakistan in the most recent T20 World Cup

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India vs Pakistan: R Ashwin picks India's number-one bowler

Team India spinner R Ashwin selects India's top bowler for the Asia Cup and the forthcoming ICC ODI World Cup while speaking in his pre-match analysis of the IND vs. PAK Asia Cup 2023 match review. Anirudha Srikkanth, a former CSK cricketer, and K Vignesh, a cricketer for Tamil Nadu, took part in the pre-game debate as well. Mohammed Siraj, in Ashwin's opinion, is one of India's top bowlers right now and will be important to the Indian team in the major competitions. Ashwin stated along with the other guests  the following on his YouTube channel: 

 Both of us know Bumrah has the X-Factor, which nobody else brings. 

We are playing Bumrah because of his X-Factor, agreed.

If we are looking at this that way, then Siraj should be the number one choice. 

Siraj has done really well in white ball cricket.

I think he is the number one bowler. 

So, there shouldn’t be any question of whether he should play or not. He should be your number-one player in your team sheet. Bumrah’s name should follow his.

Siraj is a favorite Bumrah alternative due to his white-ball success. Discussion says Bumrah is a valuable player with distinct skills and value. Stressing the importance of playing high-performing players together and keeping things rolling. Injured Bumrah and Shami rested but played a few games. They all agree that Mohammed Siraj should be on the team and play with Shami because he's so good. Instead of Ravindra Jadeja, they declared Siraj is India's top white-ball bowler.

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India will play Pakistan to start the 2023 Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2023 began after a long wait. There have been two games: Pakistan vs. Nepal and Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh. Team India's first game is on September 2, 2023. The India-Pakistan match is the most anticipated in the tournament. However, weather gods can wreck everything. So, there's a lot to look forward to at the Asia Cup, where Team India will start its journey to the ICC ODI World Cup.