Nobody expected Pakistan would be in a tight spot when they landed in Dubai for the high-octane Champions Trophy match against India. After suffering a huge defeat in the opening match against New Zealand in Karachi, the hosts are now under tremendous pressure. A defeat to the arch-rivals on Sunday would virtually end their semi-final hopes even before playing their last game back home against Bangladesh. 

Pakistan have been vulnerable in recent times in white ball cricket, having lost a majority of their ODI matches. In desperation, they have even changed their captain but things have not improved much. They are in a deep hole from where it’s very difficult to wriggle out. Going by current form and India’s dominance over them in recent times, it would require a Herculean effort to get past an Indian team that is oozing confidence despite having issues with the form of their star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.