Colombo, Feb. 15 -- As India takes to the field against Pakistan at Colombo, there is a lot of chatter about how the 'Men in Blue' will take on their rivals' spin attack, which has as many as five players. However, the key also would be to play out the left-arm pace really well, especially during the powerplay.

Amid all the hype about Usman Tariq's sidearm action which comes with a pause and the trio of Abrar Ahmed, Mohammed Nawaz and Saim Ayub which has delivered timely strikes and brought in a fear factor, the left-arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has taken two wickets in the tournament so far and his partner-in-pace Salman Mirza, who bowled an economical spell of 3/24 against Netherlands, have done a rather decent, if not great, job...