New Delhi: After a thrilling win against Pakistan, Indian players have some time to spare before they face Hong Kong in their second fixture. During break time, young pacers Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan were seen playing a fun game. In the video shared by BCCI, the pacers were seen having fun along with Suryakumar Yadav.
The duo shifted from the cricket ball and pitch to table tennis balls and table. They played a game in which each player had 10 chances to put the balls into the cups and whoever does it more times wins the game. Avesh tried the game first and was able to throw just one ball into the cup. Arshdeep won the battle by throwing two balls into the cups.
As the video shows, one of Arshdeep’s balls went into the cup but the cup fell. At that moment they had a fun argument showing their competitive spirit. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav also predicted Arshdeep to win the game and it came true.
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A fun off-the-field battle, ft. our pacers @Avesh_6 & @arshdeepsinghh! ? ?
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P.S. – @surya_14kumar gets his prediction spot on ?#TeamIndia | #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/AoL6HGf2Yu
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 30, 2022
Sharing the video, BCCI wrote, “A fun off-the-field battle, ft. our pacers @Avesh_6 & @arshdeepsinghh! You wouldn’t want to miss P.S. – @surya_14kumar gets his prediction spot on.”
In the game, Arshdeep Singh picked up two wickets in the death overs while Avesh Khan just bowled two overs and got Fakhar Zaman’s wicket. The heroes with the ball were Bhuvaneshvar Kumar, who led the pack with his experience and took four wickets while Hardik Pandya picked up three wickets, out of which two came in the 15th over. Hardik was also named the Player of the Match for his all-round effort with the bat and the ball. He scored 33* off 17 to win India the game.