Asia Cup 2018: Sarfraz Ahmed chalks out 'masterplan' to beat India

After winning the match by 8 wickets, Sarfraz spoke about the areas which his team needs to work upon

After mauling Hong Kong through a clinical performance in their first match, Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed is looking forward to outplaying by raising the game by several notches on September 18. He said that his team needs to iron out a few things before the clash against India.

After winning the match by 8 wickets, Sarfraz spoke about the areas which his team needs to work upon.

“As a captain, I saw a couple of things which we should work on. For us to go the distance in the tournament, we should have won this game (against Hong Kong) by nine or 10 wickets,” Sarfraz said in the post-match press conference.

“We also need to ball better with the new ball. We need to get early wickets with the new ball. It didn't swing for us with the new ball that is alarming for us. We will work on it in our next practice session. It's a good win but to win against India we have to be at our best in all the three departments,” he added.        

Left-arm pacer Usman Khan was the star performer for Pakistan and was adjudged the Man-of-the-Match for picking up three wickets in an over that helped Pakistan bowl out Hong Kong for a paltry 116.

On the other hand, the Indian cricket team has hit the nets and toiling hard. In the absence of Virat Kohli, it will be a crucial moment for Rohit Sharma as he will lead Indian against Pakistan for the first time in his career.