The rain is refusing to relent in Pallekele as the Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Nepal is halted for an hour with a heavy downpour after Indian batters played just 2.1 overs.

India's Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, and Ishan Kishan dropped three easy catches in the first five overs as Nepal got off to a flying start in the Asia Cup 2023 match.

India TV Poll results: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli currently look to add big totals for India in the Asia Cup 2023.

India vs Nepal Asia Cup Highlights: India look to confirm their place into the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup. Pakistan have already qualified for the last four, while India are keen to be next from Group A. Follow for the Latest updates.

Shaheen Afridi blew open the game for Pakistan against India with two big wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli before Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya led their side's comeback with a 138-run partnership.

Team India were in early trouble in their opening game of Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan losing three wickets in the powerplay with Shaheen Afridi getting rid of the two big fishes.

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in their opening game of their Asia Cup 2023 campaign in Kandy on Saturday, September 2.

India and Pakistan will resume one of the biggest cricket rivalries in the world when they face off in the Asia Cup 2023 match on September 2.

India's first challenge in the Asia Cup 2023 will be against Pakistan in Pallekele. India skipper Rohit Sharma addressed the media ahead of the high-octane clash.

Rohit Sharma attended the pre-match press conference ahead of India's upcoming mega Asia Cup 2023 encounter against Pakistan in Pallekele.

"You've got to be conservative against Shaheen Afridi. Remember back to the (T20) World Cup (in the UAE in 2021) more recently. Shaheen was able to take early wickets," Hayden said.

Here's how Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah have performed in Pallekele, Kandy. It keeps India in good stead ahead of the matrquee clash against Pakistan.

Rohit Sharma's last score of 150-plus came in 2019. The Indian captain holds the record for most double tons in ODI Cricket.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on verge of individual milestones as India's Asia Cup campaign gets underway on September 2.

Suryakumar Yadav averages 24.33 in ODIs and hopes to improve his form and numbers in the format, which is still his Achilles heel.

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma spoke in detail about the selection policy, art of handling players who are dropped and his captaincy style.

Rohit Sharma is set to lead India in the upcoming World Cup. But he was the one who had to bear the brunt in the 2011 World Cup when he was left out of the World Cup squad.

Rohit Sharma was in beast mode in the 2019 ODI World Cup. He smashed 648 runs in nine innings, including five hundreds.

Asia Cup is set to commence on August 30 with the match between Pakistan and Nepal. The tournament in the ODI format is happening for the first time since 2018 and India had won the tournament beating Bangladesh in final.

Virat Kohli is featuring in the ODI Asia Cup for the first time since 2014 while Rohit Sharma took part in the 2018 edition of the tournament and led India to title beating Bangladesh in final.