evidence: Ahead of the Asia Cup, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram in a chat with Star Sports said that while the Pakistan team has been on the rise for the past couple of years, it was the ruthless 10-wicket win against India at the T20 World Cup that instilled in them the confidence of competing with India day in, day out. Post their performances in Asia Cup that resulted in two absolute thrillers, it seems the statement is validated. [...] The kind of cricket the India-Pakistan contest has offered in the Asia Cup is truly turning out to be a sporting rivalry that is worth your time as a cricket follower, even if you take the convoluted histories between the two nations out of the equation.