Dubai, Sep 22: After India’s comprehensive six-wicket win in Asia Cup Super Four match against Pakistan, skipper Suryakumar Yadav has dismissed the notion that an India vs Pakistan clash is a rivalry anymore while highlighting the skewed results in India’s favour in recent times.
While responding to a question about whether Pakistan raised their standards compared to their opening bout with 25 balls to spare, Suryakumar “l feel we should stop asking this question on [India-Pakistan] rivalry, whether a team plays good cricket or not.” Notably, India have now beaten Pakistan in seven straight games [in men’s internationals alone] since their previous loss to them at the Asia Cup in 2022 in Dubai. He continued, “According to me, if two teams are playing 15-20 matches and if it is 7-all or someone is ahead 8-7, then that is called playing good cricket and that is called rivalry. 13-0, 10-1, don’t know what the stats are. But this is not a rivalry anymore.” Speaking about the Super Four fixture, Suryakumar highlighted what he felt was the game’s decisive phase, saying, “According to me, the turning point was in the first drinks in the first innings. “People changed their body language after that. You always see the game changes generally after the powerplay.