India will face their arch-rivals Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on February 23.
The high-octane affair will be hosted at the Dubai International Stadium in the UAE.
Pakistan have an edge over India in overall ODIs played in the UAE.
In 28 matches, India managed just 9 wins while losing on 19 occasions.
The 1st time the Men in Blue faced their Asian counterparts in the UAE was in 1984.
India won that match by 54 runs at the Sharjah Cricket Ground.
The last time India faced Pakistan in UAE was on September 23, 2018.
Rohit Sharma captained the team to a 9-wicket victory in that fixture.
Navjot Singh Sidhu leads the batting charts with 556 runs in 12 ODIs in UAE.
Anil Kumble is the leading wicket-taker with 54 wickets in 34 matches.