Mike Hessen, the head coach of the Pakistan National Cricket Team, has given a large statement on the India National Cricket Team before the blockbuster clash in the Asia Cup 2025.
Mike Hessen said that Suryakumar Yadav -led aspects are “extremely confident” teams and Pakistan knows about such a challenge that they will face hardcore rivals.
We are well aware of the challenge and ready for it – Mike Hessen
Pakistan, led by Salman Aga, will open its campaign against Oman on Friday, September 12 in the Asia Cup 2025. After that, men in Green will shut the horns with India in the biggest match of Asia Cup 2025 at Dubai International Stadium on 14 September.
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Speaking to the media ahead of Pakistan’s opener, Mike Hessen said that they focus on improving in a team and are ready to match against India. He said:
“We know that India is very confident and fine. We are focusing too much on improving the form of a team. We know the challenge well and look forward for it.”
Hessen also issued a warning to India, stating that he got a stacked batting and bowling unit. He explained in detail:
“And Salman Ali has hardly bowled, and he is also a Test spinner for Pakistan. Therefore, we have received a lot of spin bowling options, if we think the situation suits the situation. If we don’t, we have also found five seamers, which allow us to go to either air -minded or pace or reverse swing, which provides the surface.”
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It is important to be honest about the players’ their assessment – Mike Hessen
At the press conference, Mike Hessen was questioned in T20 clearly and publicly speaking about the weaknesses of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Responding to this, Hessen said that it is quite important to be cruelly honest with the players. he explained:
“It is important to be honest of the players about their assessment, and it is also important to come from a place without any agenda. I have not talked about anyone’s fake. Whatever I have done, the way the modern game is played, and the strike rate required in the powerplay is quite different from the past, especially in good conditions.”
We played the role of Rashid, Noor on a surface – Spoon – Mike Hessen
Hessen was also asked about the struggle of Pakistani batsmen in reading spin bowling from the hands of spinners. Pakistan’s head coach stopped the assessment, stating that the batsmen played brilliantly against the choice of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed in recent matches in the UAE, where the pitches were spin-friendly.
“I don’t know where this question comes from or who evaluates this. We played on a surface of Rashid, Noor, which we managed to score 70 runs.”
In particular, Pakistan recently won against Afghanistan by a huge margin of 75 runs in the Tri-series final. He posted on the board on 141/8 before taking Afghanistan out for 66.
