Asia Cup 2022: Watch Indian team practice session in Dubai

Indian team during their practice session in Dubai. The Asia Cup gets underway in the UAE on August 27 in a Twenty20 format with Sri Lanka crossing swords with Afghanistan in Dubai.

Rohit Sharma-led Team India landed in Dubai on Tuesday (23 August) ahead of the Asia Cup 2022, scheduled to start on 27 August.

Virat Kohli with the team members at the nets during the practice session.

The Indian players for the Asia Cup squad arrived in different batches. Majority of the senior players flew from Bengaluru after a training camp. Some of the others, including KL Rahul flew from Zimbabwe after the conclusion of the ODI series in the African nation.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are full members of the International Cricket Conference. The five automatically gain entry to the main event.

India's KL Rahul bats in nets while taking part in a practice session ahead of their cricket match against Pakistan during the Asia Cup at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.

The UAE, Kuwait, Singapore and Hong Kong played the qualifiers at the Al Amerat Stadium in Muscat, and Hong Kong qualified for the main event.

The matches will played at the Dubai International Stadium and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Matches start at 6pm, UAE.

Afghanistan will play Sri Lanka in the opener in Dubai on August 27, and India and Pakistan face off at the same venue the next day.

India's players attend a practice session ahead of their cricket match against Pakistan during the Asia Cup at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on August 25, 2022.

India team practice at ICC Academy for DP World Asian Cup 2022, Dubai. 22nd August 2022. Photo: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News

India's players attend a practice session ahead of their cricket match against Pakistan during the Asia Cup at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on August 25, 2022.