Asia Cup 2023: Rating Teams based on their bowling in the tournament

1. India- 9/10

India became 8-time Asia Cup champions by demolishing Sri Lanka in the final in Colombo. During the entire tournament, they only had two hiccups so to speak. Their batting looked rusty as Pakistan ran through their top order in Kandy, but Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya rescued them. 

Then their bowling looked rusty as Nepal posted 230 runs against them, but rain and openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill ensured India reached the Super 4s stage. And it was here, where India truly dominated. They were ruthless against Pakistan in Colombo, first destroying their bowling and their confidence with 356/2 as Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored unbeaten centuries. Then Kuldeep Yadav gobbled their batters up as Pakistan folded for 128 and lost by 228 runs.  

Sri Lanka, despite bowling out India for 213, was no match for their terrific bowling lineup as they folded for 172 and lost by 41 runs, ensuring India qualified for the final of the tournament. This gave India a chance to rest a few of its top players against Bangladesh and though they ended up losing the match, they went down fighting with Shubman Gill scoring a century.

But in the final, it was a complete demolition job by Mohammed Siraj (6/21) as Sri Lanka was blown away for 50 runs. Rohit Sharma joined Mohammed Azharuddin and MS Dhoni as India captains to win the Asia Cup more than one time. 

In retrospect, it was a very good tournament to make things clear for the Indian team in regards to combination and it gave some players their form back. A few players made a successful return from their injuries and some excelled as ever. This makes India a threat in the World Cup 2023, but before that, they have to contend with five-time champions Australia in the upcoming ODI series at home.