Asia Cup 2014 Schedule: Biggest Challenge Awaits Virat Kohli as Team India Captain at Asia Cup

Virat Kohli

Asia Cup 2014 Schedule: Biggest Challenge Awaits Virat Kohli as Team India Captain at Asia Cup

Team India left for Bangladesh on Sunday for Asia Cup that is going to begin on February 25. Team India will be led by Virat Kohli as Dhoni is injured and is not taking part in the tourney.

Mumbai: Asia Cup 2014 will commence on February 25 with a match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India will be playing its first match in the tourney on Wednesday opposite Bangladesh. Match between India and Pakistan will be played on March 2. Final match will be played on March 8.

Asia Cup 2014 Schedule

  • February 25: Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka
  • February 26: India Vs Bangladesh
  • February 27: Pakistan Vs Afghanistan
  • February 28: India Vs Sri Lanka
  • March 1: Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan
  • March 2: India Vs Pakistan
  • March 3: Sri Lanka Vs Afghanistan
  • March 4: Pakistan Vs Bangladesh
  • March 5: India Vs Afghanistan
  • March 6: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh
  • March 8: Final

Indian Team for Asia Cup: Kohli, Dhawan, Rohit, Pujara, Rayudu, Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvaneshwar, Shami, Aaron, Binny, Amit Mishra, Ishwar Pandey

Captaincy is not new for Virat Kohli. Under-19 team won world cup in his captaincy and he also was captain for two one day series for Team India. But leading the team in Asia Cup 2014 is a big challenge for him. Incidentally he was chosen vice captain for Team India for Asia cup 2012 and is leading the team now.

There are high expectations on Virat Kohli and it is estimated that one day he will be the captain for Team India after Dhoni. Asia Cup is going to be a good platform for the selectors to observe the leadership qualities of Virat Kohli. In the recent test matches, India could not perform well and Dhoni is being criticized by former players. Virat Kohli is appearing as an alternative for all these people. All eyes are on Kohli now to see how well he utilizes this opportunity and prove himself.

Virat Kohli said that he is only captain for this series and there is a big difference in being a temporary captain and full time captain. He added that he led the team in eight matches till now and the present series is a big challenge for him. All the team members are youngsters and coordinating with them will be easy for me, he said.