Asia Cup 2018: Indian Cricket Team's ODI Record in the UAE
Team India have never played an ODI at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The 14th edition of Asia Cup takes place from September 15 to 28. The 2018 Asia Cup was initially scheduled to be held in India, but due to the political tensions between India and Pakistan, the tournament was shifted out of the country to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi will host the matches. Interestingly, India have never played an ODI at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. While in Abu Dhabi, Men in Blue have played a couple of matches.
Historic Sharjah Cricket Ground has hosted India’s majority of matches in the UAE. However, no Asia Cup 2018 match will be played at the venue. But the conditions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will be very similar to Sharjah. 5 Key Players For India at Asia Cup 2018: MS Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Among Top Players To Watch Out For In India's Quest for Asian Supremacy!
India are placed in Group A of the Asia Cup 2018 along with traditional rivals Pakistan and Hong Kong. India open their campaign against Hong Kong on September 18 in Dubai and then the next day take on Pakistan at the same venue. Meanwhile, below we take a look at India record in ODIs in the UAE.
Batting Record: Sachin Tendulkar always enjoyed batting in Sharjah and that shows in his stats. In 42 matches Tendulkar scored 1778 runs, the most by an Indian batsman in the UAE. Tendulkar’s 143 against Australia also happens to be the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in the UAE.
Bowling Record: In the bowling department, Anil Kumble leads the list. He picked 56 wickets from 40 matches. In 1988, right-arm medium pacer, Sanjeev Sharma scalped 5/26 against West Indies and that remains the best bowling figures by an India in the UAE. Asia Cup 2018 Top Players to Watch Out For: Rohit Sharma to Hasan Ali to Rashid Khan, Meet the Game Changers in UAE
Fielding Record: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin took 30 catches in 62 matches, the most by an Indian in the UAE. Kiran More has most stumpings, 9, against his name while Nayan Mongia’s 31 dismissals are the most by an Indian.
Overall Record: India have played 74 matches in the UAE. Out of these, they have won 36 while lost 38. Out of 74 matches, India have played 72 at Sharjah and two at Abu Dhabi. The last time team India was in the UAE was in 2006 and played two ODIs against Pakistan. The Rahul Dravid-led side won one and lost one.
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