India-Pakistan combined ODI XI featuring the active players

#3 Babar Azam

Babar Azam is often termed as Pakistan's Virat Kohli

The young man from Pakistan who has been making the headlines for quite some time now, Babar Azam is the joint second fastest Batsman to have reached the milestone of 1000 ODI runs in 21 innings, equaling Sir Viv Richards, Kevin Pieterson, Jonathon Trott and Quinton de Kock.

He has been a batting sensation for Pakistan and the emergence of Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman has strengthened the Pakistani batting lineup, which had been lacking dependability for a while.

Former Captain Misbah-ul-Haq was always seen playing good knocks alone without much support from the other batsmen, but now, the batsmen are complimenting their traditionally strong bowling attack with Babar Azam being one of the most instrumental in this transition. Thus, he deserves to bat at number 3.

#4 Virat Kohli (c)

Skipper and run machine Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli, a name that needs no introduction. Virat has been one of the most consistent batsmen in the history of the game and has shown the herculean ability to adapt to circumstances and learn from mistakes. As pointed out by the great Sachin Tendulkar himself, Virat's ability to identify his weak areas and improve upon them is 'the best part about him'.

Virat has always managed to come back stronger after every rough patch in his career. He has taken his weaknesses and bad times positively and has worked to not repeat the same errors. The positive mindset and approach he brings to the side makes him the ideal leader who leads from the front.