The arch-rivals India and Pakistan meet each other in yet another multi-national tournament on Sunday in the Asia Cup in Dubai. Both teams have had thumping wins in their opening encounters; however, this is the first opportunity to test the mettle of players and their temperaments to handle pressure.
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While India does have pedigree on its side with the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and a few others having already played Pakistan on big stages on a few occasions before, for Pakistan, in the absence of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, there are quite a few fresh faces in the side.
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Regardless of the experience, one thing that has been evident with both sides has been their tendency to pick spin-heavy bowling attacks. While India under Gautam Gambhir has been operating with multiple spinners for a while now, for Pakistan, it is a 180-degree shift in approach from their pace-heavy side under the previous regimes.
India probable XI vs Pakistan: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.
Pakistan probable XI vs India: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed.
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 – Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Wasim Jr.
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