There are a few hours left for India-Pakistan start. This will be a total of 20th time when both teams are coming face to face in the Asia Cup. In the Asia Cup 2025, both teams have won one by one and the team winning today will come close to going to Super-4. There is also a lot of controversy over the Indo-Pak match, but in the meantime the veterans have given different opinions. Wasim Akram admitted that the Indian team is looking very strong.

A look at the figures

In the Asia Cup history, India and Pakistan have come face to face 19 times, in which 10 times Team India and 6 times Pakistan have won. While his 3 matches were drawn. At the same time, 3 matches have been played in the T20 Asia Cup, in which India has won 2 times and the Pak team once. Sanju Samson, Shubman Gill are players who will be playing in a T20 match against Pakistan for the first time. At the same time, Abhishek Sharma will play his first match against Pakistan.

Talking about Dubai International Stadium, Pakistan’s record against India is good here. Both have played 3 T20 matches here, in which the Pak team has won twice. Team India’s win-defeat in T20 is 7-3 at Dubai Stadium. Hardik Pandya is the highest wicket-taking bowler in India-Pakistan T20 matches. He can improve his 13 wickets records.

Learn the opinion of veterans

First of all, if we look at the Pakistani veterans, Wasim Akram said that the Indian team is looking very strong, but the Pak team is winning the TRAI series, which will compete with India with increased confidence. At the same time, Shoaib Akhtar also admitted that Team India is very strong and defeating it will be a very difficult task for Pakistan.

Dinesh Karthik said that any team can beat someone at any time in T20. However, the Indian team is a strong contender for victory in this tournament. Veteran commentator Harsha Bhogle also said that he is eager to see Abhishek Sharma and Shaheen Afridi’s competition. Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that the trio of Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed and Sufian Mukim’s spinners can make it difficult for Team India.

Also read:

IND vs Pak Asia Cup: After IPL team, PSL team also did a boycott of India-Pakistan match! 2 franchises collided on social media

In the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan are going to have a ‘Mahabhodhanta’ on 14 September. This will be a total of 19th time when India and Pakistan will face face to face in the Asia Cup. Even before the match, Pak captain Salman Aga’s words have started deteriorating. He described the poor performance of the Pakistan team by 2023-2025 as unfortunate and claimed that this would not happen further. At the same time, he has given an open warning to Team India.

Salman Aga made it clear in a press conference that this is not the team, which was captained by Babar Azam. His goal is not only to win against India but also to win the Asia Cup 2025 Trophy. He clearly said that he wants to get back the lost legacy of the Pakistan team.

Open warning to Team India

Pakistan team captain Salman Aga said clearly that the performance of Pakistan team has been very bad in the last 2 years. His team has come back to get back the lost legacy and wants to raise the heads of all the countrymen with pride. He has warned Team India through a message to his team. He warned the players of the Pak team that if they did not show a good game against India and other teams, then the trust of fans on them may be less.

He further said, “It is very important that we play high level of cricket, so that the coming generations should try to show good games, because other teams have already gone far ahead.”

Salman Agha’s captaincy record

Salman Aga was appointed the captain of Pakistan’s T20 team in March 2025. Under his captaincy, the Pak team has registered only 12 wins in 22 T20 matches, but their under Pakistan have lost only 2 T20 series. Salman is going to captain the Pakistan team in a big tournament for the first time.

Also read:

Unique art of Madhya Pradesh learned with Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter-in-law Sania Chandok, Sara