Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson on Wednesday said his side were preparing "as best we can" for a possible clash with India at the Asian Games, but stressed that there was plenty of cricket to be played before the two sides could meet.

India and Pakistan are on opposite sides of the men's Asian Games draw and cannot face each other in the semi-finals. A meeting is possible in either the gold-medal match or the bronze-medal play-off on Oct 3, provided the two sides negotiate the earlier stages successfully. "India are the benchmark in white-ball cricket at the moment, and our challenge is to catch up to that," Hesson told reporters on the sidelines of Pakistan's pre-departure training camp at the National Bank Stadium...