The blockbuster India vs Pakistan match is set to take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23. India come into the match after a six-wicket win over Bangladesh while Pakistan were hammered by New Zealand in their opening bout, making the India game a must-win for them. A defeat to India would almost confirm Pakistan's group stage exit from the showpiece event which would be a massive shame.

Pakistan have a 73-57 head-to-head lead over India in ODI cricket, however, the Men in Blue have been the dominant side in the last decade, winning 10 out of the 15 matches since 2011. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar highlighted the gap in quality between the two teams and said that the current team is nowhere near the standards of Team India.

"Pakistan is nowhere near to India's league. India have dominated them right throughout in recent times, and this time, Pakistan look even weaker, but that hasn't done anything to take the shine off the battle," Manjrekar said in Hindi commentary during the Afghanistan vs South Africa match when asked to pick between India vs Pakistan and England vs Australia rivalry as quoted by Hindustan Times.

"Quality-wise, the England vs Australia match will be slightly better but if you ask any Indian and Pakistani fan they would definitely say Sunday's match. The fever is there," he added.

One of the worries for Pakistan heading into the India clash is the lack of a genuine wickettaking spinner. The conditions in Dubai will help the spinners and India have a plethora of game changing spinners in the squad. Pakistan, on the other hand, will have to content with Abrar Ahmed and Salman Agha, none of whom match the quality of Indian spinners. Manjrekar feels the Pakistan spinners don't have the quality to trouble the Indians.

"You need spinners to succeed in these conditions and Pakistan only have one specialist spinner in Abrar Ahmed. They will bowl Salman Agha or Khushdil Shah but that won't be enough to trouble the Indian batters. Pace won't be able to have much of an impact," he said.

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