Toss India opt to bowl vs UAE

India won their first toss in 16 attempts across formats, and chose to bowl first in their Asia Cup opener against UAE . Suryakumar Yadav, the India captain, felt there was a chance of dew later in the match on a humid evening in Dubai.

Muhammad Waseem, the UAE captain, said he would have preferred to bowl first too, and expected a bit of early help for the seamers.

India sprang a few surprises with their selection. They retained Sanju Samson as wicketkeeper, despite the return of Shubman Gill to the top of the order displacing him into a middle-order role more familiar to Jitesh Sharma. They also picked both their wristspinners in Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav.

This left the issue of whether they would prioritise depth in their batting or

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