Asia Cup 2018: 5 factors that can impact team India's performance

#1 Playing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

One of the crucial factors testing the Rohit Sharma led Team India this Asia cup is the neutral venue. India has played against Pakistan in the DLF cup in 2006 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium and none at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Certainly, this is an area which is going to be on the primary lookout for the team analysts to arrive at some permutations and combinations.

However, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan have familiarized themselves with these two venues. Pakistan has played 32 games at Abu Dhabi and 16 matches at Dubai. Going by the numbers, all eyes will assuredly be on Pakistan.

Both venues are predominantly dry with extreme temperatures, which is a crucial factor to consider as Team India will be returning from England where conditions are a lot milder. India also has a low winning percentage when it comes to ODI's at neutral venues, primarily struggling against Pakistan.

What Team India will look to do is to adapt to conditions by running drills and replicating match situations during their training sessions. The Sharma led side will undoubtedly feel at home with a majority of the stadium occupied by fellow Indians cheering them on.