In the 2021 T20 World Cup, "very strong" Pakistan "outplayed" India: KL Rahul

On Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium, India's first Asia Cup game will be against its bitter foe Pakistan. Since Pakistan easily defeated India by a margin of 10 wickets at the same stadium during the 2021 T20 World Cup, this will be the first time the two teams have faced off. KL Rahul, the vice-captain of India, acknowledged that his country was "outplayed" by Pakistan last year when appearing at a news conference on Friday.

"Yes, of course. Any World Cup loss leaves you feeling slightly worse off. We were quite enthusiastic because it was our first World Cup game. Every team entering the World Cup hopes to get off to a strong start, but sadly for us, that did not happen "stated Rahul.

He stated, "We were outplayed by a Pakistani team that was incredibly formidable.

Rahul continued by saying that the team is ready to face Pakistan once more and that any prior encounters between the two sides won't really matter when they get onto the field.

"Yes, we will have the chance to play against them once more. This game is something we are all looking forward to, and we can't wait to get started. There may be history, but it has no bearing on the game because it is played from scratch. It'll always begin at zero, "said Rahul.

Hong Kong, which won the preliminaries earlier this week, is the other team in Group A in the group stage in addition to India and Pakistan.