The highly anticipated Super Four clash between India and Pakistan is scheduled to take place in Colombo on Sunday.
Prior to his team's Asia Cup showdown against arch-rivals India, Pakistan captain Babar Azam confidently expressed his faith in his pace attack, emphasizing the pivotal role fast bowlers play in winning significant matches.
The highly anticipated Super Four clash between India and Pakistan is scheduled to take place in Colombo on Sunday. It is worth noting that Pakistan emerged victorious in their initial Super Four encounter against Bangladesh.
"I am proud of my pacers. We dominate everyone. Big matches and tournaments are won by fast bowlers. I have my belief in them. The secret behind their success is that they stay united and have belief in themselves. If one does not have a good day, the other one steps up and covers up for it," said Babar in the pre-match press conference.
Regarding the potential occurrence of rain during the match, Babar expressed that our team remains steadfastly focused on the aspects within our control.
"We are focusing on things we can control. It rained four days. The way sun is out, does not look like it will rain. But we will focus on utilising whatever time we get to the best of our abilities," he said.
When discussing the team's performance during the middle overs while bowling, Babar expressed that the side is actively experimenting with various combinations.
"We start really well with the ball and try to utilise the middle overs too. Last time (Against Bangladesh), we gave a chance to pace bowling all-rounder. We are trying to play different combinations and find out what suits us the most. In all our matches, we are also finishing really well with our pace bowling. We are playing really well as a team. Even in the last match, Ifti (Iftikhar Ahmed) was given the ball and he bowled really well," he added.
The captain emphasized the significance of taking care of the players who have been actively participating in cricket for more than two months in Sri Lanka. This includes their involvement in Test cricket, an ODI series against Afghanistan, the Lanka Premier League (LPL), and now the Asia Cup.
"We have been playing cricket for more than 2.5 months. In training, we are looking to utilise our time well. But also, we have to look after our players, since there are back-to-back matches and travelling. We are trying to keep them relaxed as much as possible. Boys are playing a lot of cricket, so looking after them becomes important. We have done it well," said the skipper.
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