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India finished the league stages of the Asian Champions Trophy with a hard-fought 2-1 win over hosts Malaysia to maintain an unbeaten record from their five matches. This victory also means they stay in top spot of the points table at the end of the round robin stage and will face South Korea - who finished fourth - in the semi finals on Saturday.Here are five takeaways from the first five matches that India will need to keep in mind going into the big weekend games.This team means businessBefore heading off to Kuantan, both head coach Roelant Oltmans and captain PR Sreejesh had talked about the importance of results in the wake of the quarterfinal exit at the 2016 Olympics. India have shown that intent all the way through the Asian Champions Trophy, into its fourth edition this time. The last time the event was held was in 2013, India had fielded their junior team as a plan to give them more exposure ahead of the Junior World Cup later that year in New Delhi. Theres another such event in Lucknow in a little over a month, but the Indian team selection indicated that the 6th-ranked Indians have come with a view to go for the title and nothing less.Theyre scoring goals, sometimes at willOne of the weaknesses of the Indian team at the Rio Olympics had been their wastefulness in open play, especially in their critical encounter against Belgium in the knockout stages. 25 goals in five matches indicate that there has been an improvement on that count, even though 19 of the goals came in two facile wins over Japan and China. There have been eight different scorers, and while Rupinder Pal Singh has led the scoring charts with his 10 goals, it has been refreshing to see the Indian players find goals from across the attacking line, and even defensive players like Jasjit Singh Kular and Pardeep Mor contribute to the scoresheet.What if Sreejesh isnt there? has an answer at lastSreejesh injured his ankle in the game against Pakistan but played through the pain to see India through to a 3-2 win and hasnt been seen in goal since. This has opened up the opportunity for 24-year-old Akash Chikte, who looked impressive against China and was even better against Malaysia. He did concede a penalty corner goal to Razie Rahim, but he was on the money off the other chances that fell the home sides way. His decision-making was quick, and a point-blank range effort off Malaysian striker Joel van Huizen in the first half will take some beating as the save of the tournament. This is a huge step, because India have not tried a lot of reserve goalkeepers in recent matches. In Chikte they seem to have a long-term prospect ready.Younger forwards are staking a claimIf India seemed over-reliant on SV Sunils creativity in Rio during the Olympics, this tournament has seen the likes of Talwinder Singh, Lalit Upadhyay and Affan Yousuf enhance their reputation as long-term prospects. India have shown a lot of tactical flexibility under Oltmans in the course of one week, with Sardar Singh occupying positions as varied as centre-half as well as the centre of midfield. The younger players like Upadhyay, Affan and Mor have also spent a lot of time across different positions and looked to feed Akashdeep Singh and Ramandeep Singh whenever possible.Discipline has been the keyIronically, the only blemish in their last league match was in an area where India had been exceptional across the first four, in which India conceded only two green cards, and none in the high-intensity game against Pakistan. Against Malaysia, however, Nikkin Thimmaiah and Birendra Lakra had to sit out for two minutes each inside the first half after being shown green cards. And they nearly gave Malaysia an irreversible advantage when Surender Kumar barged into Azri Hassan in the 49th minute and was shown a yellow and sent off for 10 minutes, an error for which he stands suspended for the next two matches. They managed to not just survive that setback, but even scored the winner through a Rupinder Pal drag flick in those last 10 minutes. 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In the past, Pakistan have handled him with great care, mindful of his injury-prone nature. His pace and bounce have been seen as assets, but with only 12 wickets in nine ODIs over the past 12 months, he has been overlooked by the new selection panel led by Inzamam-ul-Haq.Others who havent made the cut include Ahmed Shehzad, Sohaib Maqsood and Anwar Ali. While Shehzad has fallen out of favour due to issues with indiscipline and inconsistency, Maqsood and Anwar have struggled with their recent form. Maqsood has not done much since starting his career with back-to-back fifties, while Anwar has gone wicketless in four of his last six matches.Sami Aslam, who made two high-quality half-centuries in the Edgbaston Test against England, was drafted in, as was Mohammad Nawaz, who made his Pakistan debut in the Asia Cup in February. Nawaz is yet to take an international wicket, but had a productive time in the Pakistan Super League where he finished with 13 wickets at an average of 18. He was also part of the AA team tour to England this July.dddddddddddd.Meanwhile Hasan, a 22-year-old right-arm seamer, is the only squad member without any experience in international cricket. He made his List A debut in 2013 and has taken 40 wickets in 21 matches at an average of 22.87. Like Nawaz, he has recent experience of English conditions thanks to his inclusion in Pakistans A team tour last month.While picking the squad, the team management and skipper were consulted and all concerned gave their consent in this regard, chief selector Inzamam said in a statement issued by PCB. The team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions and the recent performances of some players in domestic and A Team tours. The team is a fine blend of experience and youth and the selectors believe that this team will do well.Guls return to the Pakistan team has come two months after he had accused the selectors of double standards. Though he has had problems with fitness, missing large chunks of cricket in 2013 and 2014 due to a knee injury, he said he had been overlooked for the 2015 World Cup despite meeting the minimum fitness requirements. After he was left out of the Test squad for England and even the national camps in Abbottabad and Lahore, Gul said he felt the selectors had lost faith in him.Pakistans ODI squad: Azhar Ali (capt), Sharjeel Khan, Sami Aslam, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Nawaz ' ' '