India Are the Benchmark in Terms of White-Ball Cricket: Pak Head Coach Hesson
Hesson said Pakistan must improve after India won back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups and remain the defending Asian Games champions.
- Pakistan coach Mike Hesson said India are currently the benchmark in white-ball cricket and that Pakistan must improve to catch up.
- Hesson said Pakistan would try to put India under pressure if the teams meet at the Asian Games.
- Pakistan will begin its Asian Games campaign in the quarterfinals against the winner of Pool B on September 28.
- Hesson said Pakistan has improved in T20 cricket, rising from eighth to fifth in the ICC rankings since he took charge.
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'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.
Pakistan coach Mike Hesson eyes India challenge at Asian Games
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson acknowledges India as the benchmark in white-ball cricket but expresses confidence in his team's ability to challenge them at the Asian Games. He also defended Pakistan's T20 performance, highlighting their improved ranking and series wins, while downplaying captaincy speculation for Sahibzada Farhan.
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