Asia Cup: Imran Khan likely to watch Pakistan take on India tomorrow in Dubai

Imran Khan is expected to watch Pakistan take on India tomorrow in the Asia Cup being played in Dubai, Pakistani media reported Tuesday.

Khan departed today on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, and is expected to travel to Dubai to watch the match tomorrow.

An India-Pakistan clash, in cricket or inany other sports, always generates huge interest. That mother of all rivalries is now an even more closely-watched contest considering the two neighbours barely get to play each other.

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Tomorrow's game will be the first between the subcontinent rivals since Pakistan thumped India by 180 runs in the final of the Champions Trophy at The Oval in England in June 2017.The rivals will be playing each other in the UAE for the first time since 2006.

Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by 8 wickets in the second match of the Asia Cup on Sunday.

India vs Pakistan: Relive five memorable cricket clashes

India

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed.

Pakistan

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