Asia Cup 2018: India-Pakistan combined playing XI

4. MS Dhoni

The best wicket-keeper cum finisher of all time?

The veteran might be playing his last ever Asia cup and he will look to make it count. MS Dhoni is the perfect candidate for the number 4 slot for India as well as this playing 11. MS Dhoni knows best how to build an innings and then finish on a high, standing on that platform.

MS Dhoni is best effective in rotating the strike, converting ones into twos, twos into threes and putting in those occasional boundaries. Dhoni eliminates the need for boundaries simply with his running between the wickets.

Dhoni has got a very good average in the Asia Cup and slow tracks might suit his batting which is good news for the Indian team. Dhoni's wicket-keeping skills are the best in the world right now, hands down.

5. Shoaib Malik (VC)

The Pakistani Veteran.

A very capable all-rounder and a veteran of chipping in with some handy runs and wickets. He's the experienced player that Pakistan needs right now and if anyone's capable of countering the Dhoni factor, it's Shoaib Malik. An agile fielder and a reliable batsman who can also finish the innings for his side, Malik is the ideal No. 5 for this team.

6. Kedar Jadhav

A unique all-rounder.

He's a very good finisher and a very unorthodox player. He might be slow between the wickets but every now and then, he finds a way to get to a boundary. Kedar Jadhav is a very versatile player and can come in anytime in the innings and play from there on. Jadhav is a very dangerous player and can play the part of a finisher for this team.

7. Shadab Khan

The teen sensation.

Known more for his spinning abilities, Shadab Khan also possesses the ability to the spin the game by its head. He is a good turner of the ball and is very much capable of picking up some good and quick wickets.

He's very agile in the field too and he showed us his fielding prowess when he affected that run-out against Hong Kong. Towards the end of the innings, Shadab can strike some balls and strike them clean which makes him an able No.7 player.