Rohit Sharma-led India is all set to take on Pakistan in the high-voltage clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 23 February 2025. For Pakistan, it's a virtual knockout as they lost their opening match against New Zealand, a win here would keep their semi-final hopes alive, while a defeat will knock the host out of the qualification race. India, on the other hand, won their first match against Bangladesh. There were multiple positives for India in that match as Mohammed Shami, who was returning from injury, took a fifer. Rana and Axar also had a good time in the middle. With the bat, Rohit Sharma gave an aggressive start before losing his wicket for 41 runs. Shubman Gill scored his maiden century in the ICC event, while KL Rahul also played a good hand of 41 runs. Virat Kohli was seen struggling to score at the tricky wicket, especially against the spinners. He lost his wicket to a spinner once again, an issue that he has been facing since the ODI series against England, where Adil Rashid dismissed Virat in both the matches. Moving into the match against Pakistan, Virat will need to assess his batting and avoid such kind of repetition. As many as nine players from India's current squad has played an ODI against Pakistan. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the prominent faces, followed by Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami and Shubman Gill. Let's have a look at the stats of all these players against Pakistan in One Day internationals (ODIs). Indian Players ODI Stats Against Pakistan Players Matches Runs Wickets Rohit Sharma 19 873 0 Virat Kohli 16 678 0 KL Rahul 3 187 - Shubman Gill 3 84 - Hardik Pandya 7 209 8 Shreyas Iyer 2 67 - Ravindra Jadeja 12 130 12 Mohammed Shami 3 3 5 Kuldeep Yadav 6 - 12 Also Read | Harshit or Arshdeep? India’s Big Call for Pakistan Clash Rohit Sharma From active players from both India and Pakistan, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is the leading run-scorer in ODIs between these two nations. He has played a total of 19 One Day International innings Pakistan in which he has scored 873 runs at an average of 51.35. He has hammered eight half-centuries and two centuries to gather these runs against their nemesis. Virat Kohli One of the most feared names in modern-day cricket for Pakistan is none other than Virat Kohli. Kohli, with the help of three centuries and two half-centuries, has amasses 678 runs against Pakistan in this format. His career best score of 183 in this format came against Pakistan in 2012's Asia Cup. The other two tons were scored in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and Asia Cup 2023. He will be aiming to put up a splendid show once again in Dubai on 23rd February 2025. KL Rahul Rahul, one of the most reliable players in today's game, has played 3 matches against Pakistan in this format. His first outing against the neighbors in ODI was in 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup where he scored a half-century, followed by a century in the next encounter in the Asia Cup 2023. In 3 innings, Rahul has gathered 187 runs at an average of 187, with one century and one half-century. His contribution will be required to beat Pakistan in the CT 2025 encounter on Sunday. Also Read | India vs Pakistan: Epic Champions Trophy Battles Shubman Gill The prince of cricket, who is riding on the horses of runs, has been a part of India's ODI XI on three occasions against Pakistan. With the help of a half-century and at an average of mere 28.00, Gill has scored 84 runs in three matches. With the kind of form he is in, a big knock by him against Pakistan in the next won't be a surprise. Hardik Pandya India’s fast-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya has played seven ODIs against Pakistan, scoring 209 runs and taking 8 wickets. His knock of 76 off 43 in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is still fresh in the memory of cricket fans. Shreyas Iyer India's No. 4 at present, Shreyas Iyer, has played just two One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Pakistan and has remained unbeaten in both the matches. In two matches, Iyer has 67 runs which includes a knock of 53* which came in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Ahmedabad. Also Read | PCB Questions ICC Over Missing Pakistan Name in Telecast Ravindra Jadeja India experienced spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has played a total of 12 ODI matches against Pakistan, the third highest from the current squad. With the bat, Jadeja has scored 130 runs, highest being unbeaten 52, while the all-rounder has bagged 12 wickets with the best bowling figures of 3/41. Mohammed Shami The premier pacer of India, Mohammed Shami, has played against Pakistan three times so far. His first ODI encounter against Pakistan was in 2013 where he took a wicket. He next faced the arch-rival in 2014 at Mirpur where he went wicketless. However, his last outing against Pakistan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was a memorable for one as in that match, Shami took 4 wickets for 35 runs. Kuldeep Yadav The Chinaman spinner of India, Kuldeep Yadav, has troubled the Pakistani batters with his spin in the past. The spinner has featured in six ODI matches against Pakistan in which he has picked up 12 wickets in total, with the best being 5/25 which came in the 2023 Asia Cup.