Stand-in India captain KL Rahul expressed disappointment over missing out on playing the final of Asia Cup 2022, saying that it was something which the side had thought of featuring, which didn`t go in their favour. Thursday`s match against Afghanistan in Dubai, which they won by 101 runs, was India`s final match of Asia Cup 2022. The defending champions had topped Group A after winning matches against Pakistan and Hong Kong.

But they lost both of their matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super Four stage. After Pakistan got a breath-taking one-wicket win over Afghanistan at Sharjah on Wednesday, India`s chance of defending their Asia Cup title ended. "The result has been disappointing. Ideally, we would have wanted to play the final and challenge ourselves. We came into this tournament wanting to play the final and winning the big tournaments but it didn`t go our way, we take the positives."