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DUBAI: Former England spinner Monty Panesar has warned India to not underestimate Pakistan ahead of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 final.
Pakistan and India will lock horns in the continental tournament final for the first time, marking a historic game between the arch-rivals.
India have played dominantly throughout the tournament, entering the summit clash as an unbeaten side. They have comprehensively defeated Pakistan in both of their earlier matches in this tournament.
Nonetheless, Monty Panesar has warned India that the final could bring out a different version of Pakistan.
“Pakistan is a dangerous team. They’ve got nothing to lose. In a final, they could play their best cricket, even though India has been the most consistent team throughout the tournament. India needs to be really mindful,” Panesar said.
He also underscored Pakistan’s unpredictability and warned India against complacency.
“Pakistan is probably not as strong as it once was, but on its day, it can still beat India. They must be careful not to become too complacent,” he remarked.
Asia Cup 2025 Squads
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Sufiyan Muqeem.
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, and Rinku Singh.
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