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The contest between India and Pakistan is going to be the most high-profile match-up in the ongoing Asia Cup. Both teams will be desperate to do well against each other. Recent times due to the emergence of some talented players, the fortunes of Pakistani cricket have changed in a positive way.
Let's see five Pakistani players India needs to focus on in order to beat Pakistan in the Asia Cup tournament.
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#1 Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman is an exciting left-hand batsman. His emergence has given Pakistan much needed stability and oomph at top of the order. He has a strong record till now opening the innings in white ball cricket. His free-flowing batting has helped the Pakistani middle order play to their strengths.
His brilliant 114 against India in the ICC champions trophy helped Pakistan win the title. He is also the only Pakistani batsman to score an ODI double hundred and has a strike rate of over a 100 in ODI's he has played. He also possesses a brilliant average of over 76. India needs to tackle him early in the Pakistani innings.
#2 Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is a batsman who really cherishes batting against India. He has scored 4 of his 9 ODI centuries versus India. He also has many other scores of over 50 against India. His ODI average against India is almost 50 which is almost around 15 runs higher than his career average.
He has played some memorable innings against India in ODI tournaments. His highest score of 143 was scored at the 2004 Asia cup and has also has scored a century against India at the ICC champions trophy in 2009. He has recently been one of the backbones of Pakistani Batting and has been done well in the role of a finisher.
#3 Babar Azam
Babar Azam has been touted as the future of Pakistani batting for a long time. He possesses a brilliant record in white ball cricket and is the only current batsman to average over 50 in both ODI and T20 cricket.
He relishes batting in the UAE where he made three consecutive centuries versus West Indies. His strength is to play as long as he can and is known to put a price on his wicket.
#4 Usman Khan
Usman Khan is an attacking left-arm fast bowler and possesses a talent to swing the bowl a long way. He can trouble any batsman with his pacy deliveries and is a big threat with the new ball.
He took a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in just 21 deliveries and became the third fastest bowler to achieve this milestone in ODI's. India need to play him well if they need to beat Pakistan.
#5 Hasan Ali
Hasan Ali will is a talented Medium fast bowler and possesses lots of variations to get wickets on any pitch. He has an excellent ODI bowling record and possesses three five-wicket hauls. Hasan Ali is a very competitive bowler and is a fierce competition for any batsmen.
He had a great Champions trophy and was adjudged as the Man of the tournament for taking the most wickets. His ability to bowl with a tight line and length in white ball cricket is a luxury for any good team. India needs to handle him well to win against Pakistan.
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