India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam vs Jasprit Bumrah To Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Afridi, Key Battles To Watch Out For - In Pics

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be up against Shaheen Afridi who is known for taking wickets of big players on occasions. However, both India stars will be keen on making another statement against the left-arm pacer.

Both lower order batters will be key for their respective teams given their explosive batting skills. Ahmed scored a sensational ton in the opener of the Asia Cup 2023 between Pakistan and Nepal.

Not many know but Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq is in tremendous form at the moment. He had a bad outing against Nepal but the left-handed batter can be very dangerous against India. Shami on the other hand will be keen on getting the Pakistan openers out early.

Babar vs Bumrah is another battle one should not miss. The India pacer is returning after a long injury break whereas Babar Azam has been playing sensational cricket for a long time now.

Rauf will be key for Pakistan to get the better of India's middle order. Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja and more could be the ones he will be given the duty to trouble.

Two youngsters with lots of potential will go head to head against each other when India face Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2023. Haris Rauf is usually used after the powerplay so that leaves Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah who are likely to bowl in the powerplay more.