Pakistan vs India, Asia Cup 2025
Here AFP Sport looks at the key aspects of a game that saw India improve their unbeaten World Cup run against Pakistan to 7-0. Prime ministers' call ignored Nobody ever dared to question Imran Khan's decisions when he captained Pakistan during an illustrious career that ended with World Cup triumph in 1992. But many wondered why the Prime Minister's tweets were ignored by the current Pakistan side, led by Sarfaraz Ahmed, after he advised the team to bat first if they won the toss at Old Trafford. Imran sent out a series of messages on Twitter to convey that Pakistan should elect to bat unless there was moisture on the pitch. Sarfaraz can take refuge in the fact that even India captain Virat Kohli admitted he would have bowled first had he won the toss. But India's total of 336 was too much for Pakistan to chase and the big loss that followed left everyone pondering over Imran's advice. Sharma packs a punch India's Rohit Sharma comes with a reputation of gettin...