Imran likely to attend Pak-India match today

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on Saudi Arabia on a two-day visit, is expected to watch his country’s Asia Cup group league encounter against India in Dubai today, reports Daily Times.

Khan, a former World Cup winning Pakistan captain, is also the patron-in-chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Pakistan are all set to face India in the match scheduled to be played at Dubai Cricket Stadium at 5.30pm.

Rohit Sharma is leading India in the tournament as Indian skipper Virat Kohli took rest.

Sarfraz-led Pakistan cricket team has made a winning start in the Asia Cup by beating Hong Kong in their first group match by 8 wickets.

The arch rivals are facing each other for the first time in the United Arab Emirates since 2006.

The captains of both teams have termed the match a ‘big game’.

Millions of fans across the border and elsewhere in the world will be watching the Group A clash, with a sold out 25,000-crowd expected at Dubai Stadium.

The game is the first between the sub-continent rivals since Pakistan thumped India by 180 runs in the final of the Champions Trophy at The Oval in June last year.

Squad:

India:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Ambati Rayudu,  Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav,  Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, K Khaleel Ahmed.

Pakistan:

Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shan Masood,  Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz,   Asif Ali, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi.