Pakistan's Probable XI For Asia Cup Clash Against India

3. Babar Azam

Babar Azam

One of Pakistan's most premier batsmen in the modern age, Babar Azam is all about class and immaculate consistency.

The right-hander, hailing from Lahore, has a knack of piling up heaps of runs without twitching a muscle. In the 46 games he has played for Pakistan, Azam is edging 2,000 ODI runs at a sublime rate of 54.80 runs per match.

He played out a handy knock in the Champions Trophy Final and his wicket will definitely be a prized one for the Men in Blue.

4. Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik is the experienced campaigner, the man of crisis in Pakistan's line-up. He made his debut way back in 1999 and has a plethora of experience and runs under his belt.

Since making a remarkable comeback to the national team in 2015, Malik has been in an exquisite run and has become one of the senior-most players for the Greenshirts.

Currently, he is one of the best players in the world when it comes to manoeuvring and handling spin-bowling.

5. Sarfraz Ahmed (C & wk)

Sarfraz Ahmed

Pakistan's skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, is all about overflowing passion and devotion for the game. The way he has led Pakistan after the departure of stalwarts (Misbah and Younis) is extremely commendable.

His fervour-filled leadership was really on show during the CT final and he will be no less this time around as well. He has got a great cricketing brain and the way he marshals his troops will play a vital role in deciding this battle's fate.

His batsmanship skills may have deteriorated over the last couple of years due to the extensive workload of wicket-keeping and captaining. But he still is a handy player down the order who can take away the game in a mere jiffy.