The commentators are of the opinion that Pakistan will win the 2023 Asia cricket match between India and Pakistan

                       Asia Cup 2023, India vs. Pakistan

Asia Cup 2023: With less than 24 hours till the India vs. Pakistan match, cricket fans in both countries are extremely excited. The bitter rivalry between India and Pakistan dates back more than 70 years to their first encounter in October 1952 following the dreadful split. Pakistan was defeated by India, under the captaincy of Lala Amarnath, in the Test match by an innings and 70 runs.

Since the first match, cricket for both nations has never been the same. The cricket rivalry between the two countries intensified as their geopolitical differences widened, with India always holding the advantage.

Asia Cup background

India clearly has a strong position in the Asia Cup as both sides have faced off 13 times, with India winning 7 of the games, Pakistan winning 5 of them, and one match ending in a draw. India has defeated Pakistan four times in the last five games in the Asia Cup, which has been terrible for Pakistan.

India's victory against Pakistan in Dubai at the 2018 Asia Cup by nine wickets was by far the team's most significant triumph over its neighbors. Virat Kohli's superb 183 against Pakistan is still the best individual score by a batsman in the Asia Cup and Indian batters like the competition.

Pakistan is now different

Now, a word of caution. As we all know, Babar Azam has led the Pakistani squad well in recent years as they have grown a bit stronger. In all three essential areas—batting, bowling, and fielding—the club has performed admirably. The squad just defeated Nepal, demonstrating that they are at the top of their game in the ICC rankings for the greatest ODI team.

India, on the other hand, has several flaws that need to be fixed. It doesn't matter if it's finding the proper hitter for the middle-order anchor position or a player's inconsistent performance. The team is strong now that Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul are back, but the Asia Cup match against Pakistan in the past taught us that nothing could be left to chance.

India vs. Pakistan: Squads and Likely XIs

India's team consists of the following players: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah,

Sanju Samson is on standby

Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, and Mohd. Siraj makes up the probable starting XI.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi

Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf make up the probable starting XI.

Head-to-Head: India vs. Pakistan

India has defeated Pakistan nine times out of the 17 occasions the two teams have met in the Asia Cup. Six of Pakistan's matches were victories, while two resulted in draws..