Asia Cup 2018, Super Four: 3 players India need to be wary of against Pakistan

With the Asia cup reaching its final stages, the matches have become interesting and more competitive. However, India is sitting pretty comfortably at the top due to their comprehensive performances in the previous games.

India will now face Pakistan at Dubai on Sunday which could decide one of the finalists of the Asia Cup.

Having sneaked in a final over win against Afghanistan, Pakistan will look to upset their neighbors in this high profile encounter.

Though India will be expected to have an upper hand in the match, they will be required to be wary of these three Pakistani players to avoid any hiccups.

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#1 Shoaib Malik

Being the most experienced batsman in the team, Shoaib Malik did not disappoint the Pakistani fans by finishing the match in the final over against Afghanistan.

Though he did have a decent start against India, he failed to capitalize on it which eventually led to the failure of the Pakistani batting line-up. Malik to would like to make amends in the upcoming encounter.

He will also be able to chip in a few economical overs if needed. Left-handers like Shikhar Dhawan need to be wary of his off-spinners.

He has always proved to be a thorn for India in many previous occasions. Since he would be Pakistan's go to man under pressure, India has to get rid of him quickly to avoid any difficulties.

India would look to utilize his weakness against faster bowlers to do so.

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#2 Babar Azam

Azam has been impressive in this year's Asia Cup

Often compared to Virat Kohli, Babar Azam has been fairly impressive in the ongoing Asia Cup.

He got a decent 66 against Afghanistan until he was dismissed by Rashid Khan. If there is one player who has the abilities to score a century against India, it would be him.

Azam's fielding skills would also be an asset to the Pakistan Cricket team. The only way to avoid a good knock from Azam would be to get him out early. Bumrah can be used to tackle him early in his innings.

#3 Sarfraz Ahmed

He would be the one player who will be itching to get a decent knock

The Pakistani captain has failed to make an impact with his bat in the Asia Cup. He would be the one player who will be itching to get a decent knock and there would not be a better occasion than an India-Pakistan match to do so.

His calm presence under pressure situations makes him a player to watch out for. Add to this, his brilliant captaincy and wicket-keeping skills, India would have a headache if they do not nullify his impact in the match.

Apart from these players, India would have to focus on youngsters such as Inam-ul-Haq and Hasan Ali too.

On the flip side, there would be very few worries that India needs to take care of before the match.

They would like to stabilize their, middle order for the future matches. Bringing in KL Rahul for Ambati Rayudu could be an option.

Also, India would want their wrist spinners to bring more impact into the game. India would be definite favourites to win this match.