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As the big match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2023 nears, the excitement among the fans for arguably the greatest cricketing rivalry has gone up a notch. These two teams are going to square off against each other on September 2, Saturday, at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy in the Group A clash.
Over the years, the matches between India and Pakistan have been defined by players, who have either set the stage alight with world-class performances or let their team down at the worst possible time. In any case, they have marked their names in the history of this cricketing rivalry, reminding everyone about what to expect next when these two nations take the field.
With that, SportsTiger looks at the three strongest Indian players against Pakistan in ODIs, who have been instrumental in helping their team win against the arch-rivals on multiple occasions.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, the former Indian captain, has been synonymous with dominating Pakistan at the international level in the limited overs formats. He has played 13 ODIs against the arch-rivals, scoring 557 runs at an average of 48.72 with two hundreds and two fifties.
The best ODI innings for Virat Kohli against Pakistan came in the Asia Cup 2012 at the Shere Bangla International Stadium in Dhaka, where he scored a mind-blowing 183 off 148 balls with 22 fours and one maximum. His hundred helped Team India to overhaul a daunting target of 330 against the Men in Green at a canter.
