Pakistan are all set to face India in a group match of the Asia Cup scheduled to be played on Wednesday at Dubai Cricket Stadium.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on Saudi Arabia on a two-day visit, is also expected to watch the match in the stadium.
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.
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.
The captains of both teams have termed the match a ‘big game’.
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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.
The two teams are facing each other for the first time in the United Arab Emirates since 2006, the last of their regular matches which were also held in Sharjah between 1984-2000.
India have won the event — which started in 1984 — six times, while Pakistan have been champions twice.
