New Delhi: The most controversial match of Asia Cup 2025 is now just a few hours away. India and Pakistan teams will face each other in Dubai on Sunday. After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April 2025 in which 26 innocent tourists were killed the demand for the boycott of this match had intensified. Many former cricketers and fans had appealed to the BCCI not to play the match against Pakistan but after the permission of the central government this match is now being played as per the schedule. Strategic flexibility was seen in the last match In the first match against UAE India had decided to go with a very different combination. Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill started the innings while Suryakumar Yadav came at number three. Sanju Samson was included as wicketkeeper while Shivam Dube got the role of all-rounder. Spin attack showed strength The team kept Arshdeep Singh out in this match and reposed faith in the spinners. Axar Patel was also given a chance along with Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy. Kuldeep took four wickets and Dube took three due to which the UAE team was reduced to just 57 runs. What will be the change against Pakistan? Arshdeep Singh is likely to return in the match against Pakistan. However both Dube and Kuldeep played brilliantly in the last match so leaving one of them out will be a difficult decision for the team management. Depth in batting became Indias strength With the presence of Shivam Dube India is getting additional depth in batting. With eight specialist batsmen in the team the batting order remains strong. Therefore it is believed that the team can go with the same playing eleven. Indias Predicted XI against Pakistan Abhishek Sharma Shubman Gill Tilak Varma Suryakumar Yadav (c) Shivam Dube Sanju Samson (wk) Hardik Pandya Axar Patel Kuldeep Yadav Jasprit Bumrah Varun Chakravarthy. Story Highlights After the Pahalgam terror attack there was a demand for the boycott of the India-Pak match The match is being played after BCCI got the permission of the government In the last match India expressed confidence in spinners by keeping Arshdeep out India can go against Pakistan without any change