DUBAI – Star Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has an advice forPakistani players Babar Azam and Usman Shinwari ahead of tense match witharch-rivals India in Asia Cup 2018.

Sangakkara, who is also in Dubai as commentator for the Asia Cup, met withthe Pakistani players and advised them to ‘stay calm and control theirnerves’ before Wednesday’s clash.

All three of them have also played for the Karachi Kings in Pakistan SuperLeague.

Defending champions India have an edge over Pakistan. In 11 ODIs both teamsplayed against each other in the tournament, India have won six times andPakistan four times.

On Sunday, Pakistan thrashed an inexperienced Hong Kong by eight wickets ina one-sided match to open their Asia Cup campaign in style.