Pakistan skipper Babar Azam believes his team will have an edge over India when the arch-rivals clash in an Asia Cup Super 4s match on Sunday because of their familiarity with the conditions.
“Given the continuous cricket we are playing both in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, you can say that we hold an edge (over India),” Babar said at the pre-match media conference.
“We have been playing here in Sri Lanka for the past two months or so. We have played Tests, we played a series against Afghanistan and then the Lanka Premier League... So it can be said that we have an advantage.”
Babar’s side has been busy shuttling between Sri Lanka and Pakistan because of the tournament scheduling, but the right-handed batter did not read too much into it.
“We always knew the schedule and how much we have to travel. So it’s become important how we look after our players. We have planned everything well,” he said.
The Pakistan pacers have been doing exceedingly well in the Asia Cup as Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah have so far together taken 23 wickets from just three matches. But Babar wants his spinners to join the party too.
“Yes, we get a good start and the plan always is to bowl good in middle overs. The effort is to have an effective combination. We need wickets in the middle overs but we are not getting them.”
Babar also hoped the weather would stay clear on Sunday.
With inputs from PTI
