Sep 2 : Today’s Asia Cup game between India and Pakistan is expected to be one of the best cricket contests ever played. At the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will compete against the highly skilled Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf. India’s captain Rohit Sharma said on Friday that in order to fend off Pakistan’s lethal pace trio, his batters will need to draw on a wealth of experience. Shaheen, Naseem, and Rauf are not in our nets. With the bowlers we have, we practise. All of them are proficient bowlers. When questioned about his team’s strategy for dealing with the highly skilled pace assault on the eve of the game, Rohit responded, “We simply have to use our expertise to play them tomorrow.In their eagerly awaited Asia Cup match against India, Pakistan will start with the same starting lineup. On Friday, Pakistan made the decision to keep the same lineup that defeated Nepal by a score of 238 runs on Wednesday. Iftikhar Ahmed (109 not out) and captain Babar Azam (151) both scored hundreds as Pakistan reached 342 for 6. Shadab Khan claimed four wickets as Nepal was bowled out for 104. Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, announced during the pre-game news conference that the PCB would announce the starting lineup against India. Babar also hoped that the middle order, which included Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, and himself, could contribute a little bit more to help the top three.“The upper order has recently been contributing well. The middle order players are making every effort to contribute, and hopefully they will succeed against India, he remarked. The starting XI for Pakistan consists of Babar Azam, who will serve as captain, Shadab Khan, who will serve as vice-captain, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammed Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf.
