Veteran Pakistani cricketers Younis Khan and Aamer Sohail feel the Sarfraz Ahmed-led Pakistan team is more than capable of beating India when the two teams face each other in Asia Cup 2018.
Both India and Pakistan will start their campaign against Hong Kong before their marquee clash on Wednesday (September 19) at the Dubai International Stadium.
Former Pakistan skipper Younis Khan believes his side have some very good players in their ranks, who will help Pakistan in defeating India in the first meeting between the two sides after a gap of 15 months. India and Pakistan had last faced each other in the Champions Trophy 2017 final, which later won by a massive margin of 180 runs.
“I am optimistic that Pakistan will beat India in the Asia Cup as they will go into the tournament with a positive mindset and have some very good players,” Younis Khan told reporters in Quetta.
Meanwhile, Aamer Sohail, who played 156 ODIs and 47 Tests between 1990 and 2000 for Pakistan, feels that familiarity with the conditions will give Pakistan an edge over their Asian rivals.
“India and Sri Lanka are tough teams and good competition is expected from them but Pakistan will definitely have an upper hand against all teams as they have played in the UAE more than any other team,” Aamer was quoted as saying by a leading Pakistan news portal.