India, Sept. 27 -- Ravichandran Ashwin, one of the greatest spinners India has ever produced, advised head coach Gautam Gambhir once again to keep Arshdeep Singh in the playing XI for the upcoming Asia Cup final against Pakistan on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. The left-arm pacer, who is India's leading T20I wicket-taker, has played just two matches in the eight-team tournament as the management has opted to go in with just one frontline speedster, Jasprit Bumrah, with Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube filling in.

Arshdeep, 26, once again showed the world why he's highly regarded in the shortest format. He brought India back, ensuring a victory for Suryakumar Yadav's side in the Super 4s match against Sri Lanka. In the Super Ove...