Pakistani captain Sarfraz Ahmed has said that his party would try to take advantage of regular games in the United Arab Emirates when faced in the Asian Cup next month in India.
Defending champion India will face rival Pakistan in its second game of the Asia Cup in 2018 on September 19.
Group A consists of India, Pakistan and the qualifier still to be determined, while Group B Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The two best teams from each group qualify for the Super 4 and two teams will play the final on September 28 in Dubai.
Sarfraz, who led Pakistan to victory in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 against India in England, also warned Pakistan to take the Virat Kohli team lightly.
"Our team has relatively more experience playing under UAE conditions and therefore we will try to take advantage of this experience in our Asia Cup match against India." Virat Kohli-XI is a stronger outfit as far as the overall experience concerns, "Sarfraz said by Dawn.
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India is scheduled to play One Day Internationals on back-to-back days on 18 and 19 September.
"I do not have information about the BCCI that objected to the schedule of the match between India and Pakistan," the Pakistani skipper explained.
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Sarfraz previously had the flames in the growing controversy about the preparations of Team India for the & # 39 heavy & # 39; tour through England fanned.
Kohli & Co. have been on the receiving end of much flak because of their performance in the running test series against England. After two tests, India trailed 2-0 in the series and the general lack of exercise & # 39; The team is a concern for most experts.
Indians choose to take a break of five days after the ODI series and played only a three-day exhibition game against Essex to prepare for the five-game test series. As a result, the batsmen of India were discovered in the opening game Test in Edgbaston.
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In the second test at Lord & # 39; s, Kohli and his team were subjected to a humiliating innings and 159 -run defeat.
Sarfaraz evaluated India's performance in the test series and said that Pakistan were well prepared for the tour of England.
Based on personal experience, he said: "I have traveled twice through England and both times the Pakistani team performed well, I think the Asian team tends to fight, India is no different, because the conditions there heavy, "Sarfraz told journalists on Wednesday
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During his second tour of England he led Pakistan to a 1-1 tie and again they were acclimatised to red-ball cricket pretty b before it came to business.
"On the last tour, Pakistan played nearly three exhibition games and then faced England," he said.
"As a player and a captain, I think our preparation was better and we achieved better results."
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