India versus Pakistan has become the perennial centrepiece of the Asia Cup, the tournament that crowns the best nation on that continent. Article content

For that matter, whenever these two adversaries face each other in any ICC-backed global tournament, it sucks up all the oxygen. Article content Article content

These two heavyweights again will grab all the attention in this eight-nation competition that started in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

Both will have new-look teams for the first time in several years as India will be taking the Twenty20 field minus legendary stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who have just retired. This has given coach Gautam Gambir the chance to test new players while Suryakumar Yadav retains his position as captain with Shubman Gill his vice-cap

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