ISLAMABAD (AP) — While India is Asia’s obvious contender for the World Cup title, there are four other nations from the continent which could pose problems for highly-ranked teams. Among them, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are former World Cup winners. Bangladesh and Afghanistan are relatively new to the scene. Bangladesh has improved with every outing at the quadrennial event and has produced some big upsets already. Afghanistan is the newest of the International Cricket Council’s full members and had to secure its spot at the World Cup through qualifying, beating some considerably more established teams. Here’s a look at Asia’s “other” prospects: PAKISTAN The 1992 World Cup champions have had a scratchy run-up to the World Cup, losing 5-0 to Australia in a “home” series in the United Arab Emirates and then being routed 4-0 in England. The nine consecutive defeats forced national selectors to make three changes to the originally announced 15-man squad, with seamer Junaid Khan, promising opening batsman Abid Ali and allrounder Faheem Ashraf all dropped after struggling in English conditions. Experienced pacemen Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz and hard-hitting batsman Asif Ali were the late inclusions. Ali’s selection has its merit after he posted two half-centuries…