Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The Asia Cup stage is set in Dubai for another India-Pakistan showdown, but this one feels different.

For the first time in more than a decade, the old guard - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan - will be watching from afar.

In their place comes a new generation tasked with carrying one of cricket's most intense rivalries into the future.

Both teams arrive with confidence. India thrashed the UAE in their opening match, wrapping up the chase inside five overs.

Pakistan brushed aside Oman, with Shaheen Afridi leading a bowling attack that looks balanced despite questions around the batting order. For fans, though, form counts for little. India-Pakistan games are about nerves, about moments that wil...