Asia Cup 2018: India-Pakistan Sharjah XI

Shoaib Akhtar

With less assistance from the pitch, Shoaib Akhtar would attack the stumps with his raw pace.

Arguably the world's fastest bowler, Shoaib was the player of the tournament in the April 1999 series. The Sharjah wicket, as most pitches in Asia, offers less assistance to pace and swing. The conditions are hot and humid, and a bowler like Shoaib Akhtar is not dependent on conditions.

Shoaib is a wicket taker, and can out think batsmen. His specialties include reverse swing and the slower ball. In Sharjah, Shoaib took 39 wickets from just 20 matches at an average below 17.