India are the benchmark in terms of white-ball cricket: Pak head coach Hesson
- Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson identified India as the benchmark for white-ball cricket on Wednesday, expressing his team's readiness to challenge their rivals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan starting Thursday.
- India enters the tournament as defending champions with a full-strength roster, while Pakistan—which has never won an Asian Games medal—fields a younger squad with fewer experienced international players.
- Defending Pakistan's T20 performance, Hesson noted the team has climbed to fifth in ICC T20I rankings since May last year by winning series in Dubai and America.
- Pakistan will begin their campaign with a quarterfinal against Group B runners-up on September 28, meeting India only if both teams advance to a medal match.
- Hesson dismissed speculation that captain Sahibzada Farhan's Asian Games appointment signals a permanent leadership role, while bowling coach Ashley Noffke will depart the Pakistan setup after the tournament concludes.
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“India Are Benchmark in White-ball Cricket”: Pakistan Coach Hesson Ahead of Asian Games’ Men’s Cricket Competition
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India are the benchmark, but Pakistan can put them under pressure: Mike Hesson
Mike Hesson has called India the benchmark in white-ball cricket but believes Pakistan can put them under pressure if the rivals meet at the Asian Games. Pakistan, led by Sahibzada Farhan, enter the tournament with India having won their last six T20Is against them.
'Like We Did in the Asia Cup': Pakistan Head Coach Mike Hesson Issues Huge Warning For India Ahead Of Asian Games 2026
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson said in Karachi on Wednesday that his side still trail India in white-ball cricket, ahead of the Asian Games men’s cricket competition starting on Thursday in Japan. Pakistan begin in the quarter-final on September 28
Hesson says Pakistan will put pressure on India if two rivals meet in Asian Games
Pakistan have had a tough time against India in the shortest format, losing recently to their arch-rivals in the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Last year, they had met thrice in the Asia Cup and lost all three matches, including the final.
India are benchmark in white-ball cricket, Pakistan need to catch up: Mike Hesson - The Tribune
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson on Wednesday described India as the benchmark for all teams in white ball formats but will look to put them under pressure if both the teams meet in the Asian Games men’s cricket competition in Japan.
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