Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to watch his country's Asia Cup group league encounter against India on Wednesday, according to media reports in Karachi.
Imran, a Pakistan cricket captain who led the team to the 1992 ICC World Cup title, is also the patron-in chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
“Prime Minister Imran Khan will watch the Pakistan-India Asia Cup clash in Dubai on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said,” GEO TV reported
The Pakistan PM left for his first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
The arch rivals are facing each other for the first time in the United Arab Emirates since 2006.
Incidentally, Imran was the captain of Pakistan for the better part of the Indo-Pak duels in Sharjah from the mid 80's to early 90s.
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