Irfan Pathan has revealed his predicted India XI for the upcoming Asia Cup, backing Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma as openers, surprisingly omitting Sanju Samson from that role. Pathan envisions Gill mirroring Virat Kohli’s T20I consistency. Post navigation ‘Local Boy!’: Surya quips as crowd chants ‘Samson, Samson’ in Dubai – Watch Pakistan to host T20I tri-series with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in November – Fixtures, venues, dates and more
