India v Pakistan: 5 Battles to watch out for at Edgbaston

#5 Shadab Khan V MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh

Young Shadab Khan is all of just 18 and has played just a handful of games at the international level. In his short career, he has, on occasions, mesmerised everyone with his smart variations and big spinning leg-break. He has great control and bowls at the right pace to extract some assistance from the surface. He will be up against two of the greatest ODI players ever from India: MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh.

Yuvraj is likely to take part in this game after having recovered from an illness. He is a slow starter against spin but the ball turning into him might just work to his advantage. This is where Shadab has to be smart and pep Yuvraj up with a lot of googlies. His work against Dhoni will be cut out. The 35-year old stumper is a great exponent of spin bowling.He uses his feet and gets to the pitch of the ball in a flash the moment he sees

He uses his feet and gets to the pitch of the ball in a flash the moment he sees the extra flight. The Indian duo of Dhoni and Yuvraj are more than likely to win this contest against a rookie bowler but they must not make the mistake of being complacent as Shadab has a bag of tricks up his sleeves.