India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2023: Ramiz Raja says Rohit Sharma is tinkering with playing 11 too much

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Former Pakistan captain and PCB chairman Ramiz Raja expressed his resentment on India tinkering with the playing 11 too much while adding that skipper Rohit Sharma hasn't found his winning combination yet with India vs Pakistan getting underway in Asia Cup 2023 while ICC World Cup is just weeks away.

Rohit Sharma made changes to the playing 11 on Saturday during India vs Pakistan match as well with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer coming into the team while Mohammad Siraj started ahead of Mohammad Shami, who is believed to be not 100 per cent for the game.

"India might be a little rusty, they are still searching for the right combination," said Ramiz on his YouTube channel. "The one big reason for that is even in the World Cup year, they haven't succeeded in producing a settled unit.

"I'm actually shocked that they are tinkering unnecessarily with a winning combination, they experiment with batting order and the focus moves to something else."

Pakistan, on the other hand, didn't make any change to their playing 11 that won the ODI series against Afghanistan as skipper Babar Azam showed confidence in his team to be well-equipped for the Asia Cup 2023, especially the India vs Pakistan match.

"If you ask anyone about Pakistan's playing XI, he will tell you without much of a thought. But if you ask someone about India's XI, there are still doubts. And this might benefit Pakistan."

India vs Pakistan playing 11, Asia Cup 2023

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Pakistan (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf