India started their Asia Cup campaign with a victory which was expected. But was this victory satisfying? It took 34.1 overs for the bowlers to break Hong Kong&#8217;s opening stand and one has to say that they got out of the jail in this encounter. In case, Anshuman Rath and Nizakat Khan had played a few overs more, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-unhappy-rohit-sharmas-failure-hong-kong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rohit Sharma</strong></a> and Co. would&#8217;ve lost the game rather easily. Moreover, the amount of pressure they would&#8217;ve faced in the game against Pakistan is unimaginable.

Somehow, they managed to sneak through a 26-run victory and while all the eyes were on the high-voltage clash, many questions must be hovering in the mind of every fan. Did India take this game lightly? Will they be able to win the tournament with this team? As of now, they will be gearing up for the inconsequential match against their arch-rivals but will have to avoid the mistakes they did in this game.

Here we highlight the three mistakes India did against Hong Kong:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-230239" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shardul-Thakur-1.jpg" alt="Shardul Thakur" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-230239" class="wp-caption-text">Shardul Thakur. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

Everyone including the former cricketers were touting this match as a warm-up for India. The way <strong>Pakistan</strong> had rolled over Hong Kong, many predicted that the Men in Blue would be even more clinical in their approach. But when the toss took place, Rohit Sharma surprised everyone. They went in with only six specialist batsmen including MS Dhoni.

There was no KL Rahul in the line-up and suddenly the batting looked brittle after the top three once again. The situation was even worse in the bowling attack. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were rested and the under-cooked bowlers took the field which almost cost them the game. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lacked match-practice and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-excited-khaleel-ahmed-got-maiden-international-cap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Khaleel Ahmed</strong></a> took some time to get into his groove. The biggest disappointment was Shardul Thakur who looked completely bereft of ideas.

So the question is, why the team management didn&#8217;t play their main players and get them acclimatised to the conditions?

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-281053" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-dismissal.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma dismissal" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281053" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Rohit mentioned in the press conference that all the teams have equal chances in the Asia Cup and they were certainly not taking Hong Kong lightly. But did he walk the talk? Surely not. There was no coordination between the team members when the things were going tough. Some rash shots were played by the batsmen and they gave away a healthy position of 240/2.

The skipper was leading from the front in this aspect as he got out to an ordinary shot to Ehsan Khan. The bowlers didn&#8217;t bowl accurate line and lengths and one felt like they were almost hoping that Hong Kong&#8217;s batters will make mistakes.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-281103" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-3.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281103" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/batting-well-england-wasnt-getting-runs-shikhar-dhawan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Shikhar Dhawan</strong></a> came back from England and in the sapping heat, batted brilliantly to put his team in an excellent position before getting out on 127. When he was dismissed, India&#8217;s score read, 240/3 in the 41st over. But what transpired later was least expected. The score close to 320 was there for the taking but the quick fall of wickets meant that India could only post 285.

The likes of Dinesh Karthik, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-frustrated-ms-dhoni-bags-three-ball-duck-hong-kong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MS Dhoni</strong></a> and Kedar Jadhav couldn&#8217;t get going which hurt the team and they gave a sniff to the opposition by giving them a target under 300. This is a long-standing issue for Team India now and they will have to get rid of it soon. Better teams will definitely look to take an advantage of this weakness not only in this Asia Cup but in the near future.

<em>Keep following <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CricTracker</a> for more news and updates.</em>

<p>India started their Asia Cup campaign with a victory which was expected. But was this victory satisfying? It took 34.1 overs for the bowlers to break Hong Kong’s opening stand and one has to say that they got out of the jail in this encounter. In case, Anshuman Rath and Nizakat Khan had played a few overs more, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-unhappy-rohit-sharmas-failure-hong-kong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rohit Sharma</strong></a> and Co. would’ve lost the game rather easily. Moreover, the amount of pressure they would’ve faced in the game against Pakistan is unimaginable.</p>
<p>Somehow, they managed to sneak through a 26-run victory and while all the eyes were on the high-voltage clash, many questions must be hovering in the mind of every fan. Did India take this game lightly? Will they be able to win the tournament with this team? As of now, they will be gearing up for the inconsequential match against their arch-rivals but will have to avoid the mistakes they did in this game.</p>
<h3>Here we highlight the three mistakes India did against Hong Kong:</h3>
<h3>1. Team selection</h3>
<figure id="attachment_230239" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-230239" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-230239" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shardul-Thakur-1.jpg" alt="Shardul Thakur" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-230239" class="wp-caption-text">Shardul Thakur. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Everyone including the former cricketers were touting this match as a warm-up for India. The way <strong>Pakistan</strong> had rolled over Hong Kong, many predicted that the Men in Blue would be even more clinical in their approach. But when the toss took place, Rohit Sharma surprised everyone. They went in with only six specialist batsmen including MS Dhoni.</p>
<p>There was no KL Rahul in the line-up and suddenly the batting looked brittle after the top three once again. The situation was even worse in the bowling attack. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were rested and the under-cooked bowlers took the field which almost cost them the game. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lacked match-practice and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-excited-khaleel-ahmed-got-maiden-international-cap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Khaleel Ahmed</strong></a> took some time to get into his groove. The biggest disappointment was Shardul Thakur who looked completely bereft of ideas.</p>
<p>So the question is, why the team management didn’t play their main players and get them acclimatised to the conditions?</p>
<h3>2. Taking the opposition lightly</h3>
<figure id="attachment_281053" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-281053" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-281053" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-dismissal.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma dismissal" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281053" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Rohit mentioned in the press conference that all the teams have equal chances in the Asia Cup and they were certainly not taking Hong Kong lightly. But did he walk the talk? Surely not. There was no coordination between the team members when the things were going tough. Some rash shots were played by the batsmen and they gave away a healthy position of 240/2.</p>
<p>The skipper was leading from the front in this aspect as he got out to an ordinary shot to Ehsan Khan. The bowlers didn’t bowl accurate line and lengths and one felt like they were almost hoping that Hong Kong’s batters will make mistakes.</p>
<h3>3. Poor batting in the death overs</h3>
<figure id="attachment_281103" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-281103" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-281103" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-3.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281103" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/batting-well-england-wasnt-getting-runs-shikhar-dhawan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Shikhar Dhawan</strong></a> came back from England and in the sapping heat, batted brilliantly to put his team in an excellent position before getting out on 127. When he was dismissed, India’s score read, 240/3 in the 41st over. But what transpired later was least expected. The score close to 320 was there for the taking but the quick fall of wickets meant that India could only post 285.</p>
<p>The likes of Dinesh Karthik, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-frustrated-ms-dhoni-bags-three-ball-duck-hong-kong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MS Dhoni</strong></a> and Kedar Jadhav couldn’t get going which hurt the team and they gave a sniff to the opposition by giving them a target under 300. This is a long-standing issue for Team India now and they will have to get rid of it soon. Better teams will definitely look to take an advantage of this weakness not only in this Asia Cup but in the near future.</p>
<h4><em>Keep following <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CricTracker</a> for more news and updates.</em></h4>

<p>India started their Asia Cup campaign with a victory which was expected. But was this victory satisfying? It took 34.1 overs for the bowlers to break Hong Kong&#8217;s opening stand and one has to say that they got out of the jail in this encounter. In case, Anshuman Rath and Nizakat Khan had played a few overs more, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-unhappy-rohit-sharmas-failure-hong-kong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rohit Sharma</strong></a> and Co. would&#8217;ve lost the game rather easily. Moreover, the amount of pressure they would&#8217;ve faced in the game against Pakistan is unimaginable.</p>
<p>Somehow, they managed to sneak through a 26-run victory and while all the eyes were on the high-voltage clash, many questions must be hovering in the mind of every fan. Did India take this game lightly? Will they be able to win the tournament with this team? As of now, they will be gearing up for the inconsequential match against their arch-rivals but will have to avoid the mistakes they did in this game.</p>
<h3>Here we highlight the three mistakes India did against Hong Kong:</h3>
<h3>1. Team selection</h3>
<figure id="attachment_230239" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-230239" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-230239" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shardul-Thakur-1.jpg" alt="Shardul Thakur" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-230239" class="wp-caption-text">Shardul Thakur. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Everyone including the former cricketers were touting this match as a warm-up for India. The way <strong>Pakistan</strong> had rolled over Hong Kong, many predicted that the Men in Blue would be even more clinical in their approach. But when the toss took place, Rohit Sharma surprised everyone. They went in with only six specialist batsmen including MS Dhoni.</p>
<p>There was no KL Rahul in the line-up and suddenly the batting looked brittle after the top three once again. The situation was even worse in the bowling attack. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were rested and the under-cooked bowlers took the field which almost cost them the game. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lacked match-practice and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-excited-khaleel-ahmed-got-maiden-international-cap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Khaleel Ahmed</strong></a> took some time to get into his groove. The biggest disappointment was Shardul Thakur who looked completely bereft of ideas.</p>
<p>So the question is, why the team management didn&#8217;t play their main players and get them acclimatised to the conditions?</p>
<h3>2. Taking the opposition lightly</h3>
<figure id="attachment_281053" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-281053" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-281053" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-dismissal.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma dismissal" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281053" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Rohit mentioned in the press conference that all the teams have equal chances in the Asia Cup and they were certainly not taking Hong Kong lightly. But did he walk the talk? Surely not. There was no coordination between the team members when the things were going tough. Some rash shots were played by the batsmen and they gave away a healthy position of 240/2.</p>
<p>The skipper was leading from the front in this aspect as he got out to an ordinary shot to Ehsan Khan. The bowlers didn&#8217;t bowl accurate line and lengths and one felt like they were almost hoping that Hong Kong&#8217;s batters will make mistakes.</p>
<h3>3. Poor batting in the death overs</h3>
<figure id="attachment_281103" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-281103" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-281103" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-3.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281103" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/batting-well-england-wasnt-getting-runs-shikhar-dhawan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Shikhar Dhawan</strong></a> came back from England and in the sapping heat, batted brilliantly to put his team in an excellent position before getting out on 127. When he was dismissed, India&#8217;s score read, 240/3 in the 41st over. But what transpired later was least expected. The score close to 320 was there for the taking but the quick fall of wickets meant that India could only post 285.</p>
<p>The likes of Dinesh Karthik, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-frustrated-ms-dhoni-bags-three-ball-duck-hong-kong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MS Dhoni</strong></a> and Kedar Jadhav couldn&#8217;t get going which hurt the team and they gave a sniff to the opposition by giving them a target under 300. This is a long-standing issue for Team India now and they will have to get rid of it soon. Better teams will definitely look to take an advantage of this weakness not only in this Asia Cup but in the near future.</p>
<h4><em>Keep following <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CricTracker</a> for more news and updates.</em></h4>

India should avoid making these mistakes in the tournament ahead.

Asia Cup 2018: Three mistakes India made against Hong Kong

India started their Asia Cup campaign with a victory which was expected. But was this victory satisfying? It took 34.1 overs for the bowlers