ISLAMABAD: Former captain Wasim Akram says India may have a slight edge due to current form over Pakistan for Saturday’s match of the Asia Cup Twenty20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.
“Yes, that will be a good game to look forward to and, given the way India are playing right now, they may be favourites,” Wasim told the Times of India newspaper.
He also said that the Asia Cup would be a good preparation for the participating teams for the upcoming World Twenty20 in India next month.
Wasim said that out of the last three World T20 champions three are participating in this Asia Cup, “so that quotient alone adds so much excitement to the tournament”.
“Then, Bangladesh have been an unbeatable side at home. This edition has a lot of potential and will help teams pick their best combinations for the World T20,” he said.
India and Pakistan are playing each other after a one-year gap when they face off on Saturday. The two sides last met at the 2015 World Cup in Australia. India and Pakistan were scheduled to play a bilateral series in December 2015 but that did not materialize.
After playing India, Pakistan’s next match in Asia Cup T20 will beo n February 29 against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and then against Bangladesh on March 2 and Sri Lanka on March 4.