Asia Cup 2018: Four Best Bowling Pairs 

The 14th edition of the Asia Cup which is all set to commence on 15th September will see its final match being played on 28 September in Dubai, between two teams out of the six, Afganistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The defending champions are the official hosts, although the tournament is being held in UAE. The cracking contests will have a lot of star bowlers, sending the batsmen to the pavilion.

Now, let's have a look at three bowling pairs who possess the ability to trouble even the best batsmen, in the Asia Cup 2018.

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#4 Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi (Afganistan)

Rashid and Nabi have taken the most wickets (160 wickets) as a pair since 2016.

Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have been troubling the opposition batting unit, with their leg-spin and off-break as they have picked a total of 160 wickets, after the start of the year 2016, at a stunning average of just 17.5, picking up a wicket in every 25 balls and conceding just about 4 runs per over.

Although their wickets haven't come against the best teams in the world, they undeniably carry the talent and flair to trouble any batsmen in the Asia Cup, with their spin bowling. Nobody should be surprised if they end their campaign as the best bowling pair of the tournament.

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#3 Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)

Bumrah and Bhuvi are undoubtedly the best death bowlers at the moment

The defending champions India are truly blessed to have Bhuvi and Bumrah in their playing XI. The two extremely talented fast bowlers have proved themselves as one of the best opening bowlers in ODIs and unparalleled death bowlers.

After the onset of 2016, the duo has picked up 94 wickets, at a mild average of 29.25 and strike rate of 35.4. In addition to this, they concede just under five runs per over, which is pretty good for bowlers who continuously bowl in the powerplay and the death overs.

Although their average and strike rate seems a bit high, compared to their talent, their contributions for India in ODIs cannot be neglected at all.

Even their one or two wickets in the powerplay has played a vital role in setting the plot for the spinners to display their magic.

This bowling pair can surely bother the opposition batsmen, early in the innings and in the death overs as well.

#2 Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali (Pakistan)

Amir and Hasan have proven themselves as effective and capable bowlers in ODIs

Who could forget the breathtaking spells from Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali in the CT17 finals against India? Since then, there has been no stopping to them, as they have consistently ripped through batting unit of their oppositions, more often than not.

Looking at their stats after the commencement of 2016, the fast bowling pair has sent 101 batsmen back to their pavilion, courtesy to their fearsome bowling display.

Moreover, the duo concedes just about 25 runs to grab a wicket, striking at every 30 balls by giving away five runs every over.

The duo has also annoyed the likes of Kohli, Rohit, etc. before and there's absolutely no reason why they can't trouble the opposition batting unit this time as well.

#1 Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal (India)

The spin-twins have conquered each and every condition, and have won India a lot of matches with their leg-spin bowling.

Without any doubt, this bowling pair is the most destructive duo featuring in this year's Asia Cup. The magical spin-twins have succeeded in all the circumstances and India's domination in the ODI format would not have been possible without Kul-Cha.

They have picked up a total of 93 wickets, after 2016, at an excellent average of 21.5, a strike rate of 27.06 and a healthy economy rate of a mere 4.77.

Bowling mainly in the middle overs, the two leggies assure that the opposing team doesn't get away with too many runs in the middle overs, by picking up wickets consistently without conceding too many runs.

No batting line-up has been comfortable batting against the spin-twins so far, and let's hope the script doesn't change in the Asia Cup as well.