Asia Cup 2018: India vs Hong Kong 4th ODI — Virat Kohli Wishes Rohit Sharma-Led Team India Ahead of Series Opener

Asia Cup 2018: As Team India get ready to take on Hong Kong in their Asia Cup 2018 opener, India's regular captain Virat Kohli has a special message for the team.

Asia Cup 2018: As Team India get ready to take on Hong Kong in their Asia Cup 2018 opener, India’s regular captain Virat Kohli has a special message for the team. He took to Twitter a couple of hours ahead of the match and his post read, “Here’s wishing Team India a super series at the Asia Cup.” This is a new look Indian team as Rohit Sharma is in charge of the squad.

Here’s wishing Team India a super series at the Asia Cup. 👊🏻 #Meninblue#AsiaCup2018@BCCI

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 18, 2018

Virat Kohli has been rested for the tournament owing to excessive cricket he has played in the recent past. Kohli was the highest run-getter in England during the Test series. He scored 593 runs in 10 innings. Kohli is also the No 1 ODI and Test batsman in the world.

Meanwhile, India is playing their opener against minnows Hong Kong. The latest is that Hong Kong has won the toss and opted to field first. India, on the other hand, has a debutant in Khaleel Ahmed.

Khaleel Ahmed makes his ODI debut
-Was with DD in 2016 and 2017. SRH in 2018
-From Tonk, Rajasthan
-Clocked 148 kmph in the recently concluded Mushtaq Ali tournament (Took 17 wickets in 10 games)
– Idolises Zaheer Khan. Has trained with McGrath & Ryan Harris#AsiaCup2018 #INDvHK

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) September 18, 2018

A debut for Khaleel Ahmed. Still relatively inexperienced but highly rated within the cricket community in India

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 18, 2018