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Micky Arthur pinched the present relationship of Kohli & Kumble

[caption id="attachment_46658" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Sarfraz Ahmed said pressure will be on India on Sunday. Image Source: ICC[/caption] Internet Desk: Pakistan will face arch-rivals India in a Group B encounter ICC Champions Trophy opener at the Edgbaston on Sunday. Pakistan has picked twelve players for the ‘Mother of all battles’ in cricket. Two talented players Fahim Ashraf and leggie Shadab Khan have been added in the 12 men team but only one of them will get the opportunity to play against India. Speaking at the pre-match press-conference Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said that the pressure tomorrow will be on India rather than them. "It is true that on papers India are better than us but in today's times game has changed. Whosoever plays better on the particular day, will win the match. On the other hand, it is India who are under pressure as they are going into the game as favourites," said Sarfraz on the eve of the much anticipated encounter. The Pakistan captain also added that he has told his players not to get excited with the hype of India, Pakistan game but to focus on their strengths. "You will see us doing new things and playing out of the box cricket against India in tomorrow's game," he said. "I have told my players not to get affected by the hype and the buzz surrounding the India Pakistan game but to focus on their strengths," he added. On being asked about the first XI, Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said they will pick the final 11 on the match day. “Fast bowler Junaid Khan, middle order batsman Haris Sohail and top order player Fakhar Zaman will sit on the bench and won't play the match,” said Mickey Arthur said. "We have finalised 12, will decide on final 11 in the morning after having a look at the wicket," Arthur told media at Edgbaston. Arthur said that team Pakistan has prepared their strategy against Kohli-led India. “You've got to be able to take wickets. We always say you pick an attack to take wickets, and that's what we're trying to do tomorrow. Every one of our attack that we put out in the park tomorrow is going to be able to do something different and offer Saf something different”. “If you look, we've got a left-arm swinger, could have left-arm pace. We've got the swing and hustle and in swing of Hassan”. “We've got a left-arm spinner. We could have a leg spinner. We've got an off spinner. We've got everything at our disposal tomorrow to allow Saf to pull the strings to make sure we can try to bowl India out. Because that's got to be priority number one. We can't just sit back and let them score. We've got to attack them and we've got to look to bowl them out," said Arthur. The issue, the alleged rift between Indian captain Virat Kohli and head coach Anil Kumble, has dominated sports headlines over the last few days. On the eve of the match, Arthur said that it is very important that the captain and coach share a good relation as that helps in keeping the team together. "To be honest, we don't know what's going on. That's India's problem, to be honest. All I know is that the captain/coach relationship is almost like a marriage. You've got to be on the same page all the time. And if you're on the same page you get correct decisions and you give clarity to your team. And that's certainly where Saf and myself find ourselves very much on the same page," Arthur said.