India, Sept. 12 -- Pakistan are set to open their 2025 Asia Cup campaign on Friday, and will face Oman in Dubai. Ahead of his team's opener, Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson had some encouraging words for his side, labbeling Mohammad Nawaz as the world's best spinner.

The upcoming India vs Pakistan clash in the tournament is also expected to be a contest between spinners. Pakistan have Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Muqeem. Meanwhile, India have Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy.

Speaking in a press conference, Hesson said, "I guess the beauty of our side is we've got five spinners. We've got Mohammad Nawaz, who's the best spin bowler in the world at the moment, and he's been ranked that way over the last six months since...