After the defeat to New Zealand in Karachi, Pakistan must travel to Dubai to play India, a team they have struggled to beat for several years
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (c) † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Abrar Ahmed | Bowler |
| Salman Agha | Allrounder |
| Babar Azam | Batter |
| Faheem Ashraf | Bowling allrounder |
| Haris Rauf | Bowler |
| Imam-ul-Haq | Top-order batter |
| Kamran Ghulam | Allrounder |
| Khushdil Shah | Allrounder |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Bowler |
| Naseem Shah | Bowler |
| Saud Shakeel | Middle-order batter |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | Bowler |
| Tayyab Tahir | Middle-order batter |
| Usman Khan † | Wicketkeeper batter |
They have opened together only 28 times in ODIs, but their numbers are staggering
After the defeat to New Zealand in Karachi, Pakistan must travel to Dubai to play India, a team they have struggled to beat for several years
Focusing fully on the cricket and not the external hype becomes all the more important for Pakistan, given they really need points on the board
Pakistan bring the magic, India the space-age technical developments. Let's hope it's worth the popcorn this time
India, Pakistan's next opponents in the Champions Trophy, will almost inevitably seek to expose this frailty
