Recently, Ramiz Raja, chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), highlighted how Pakistan is not underdog after starting to beat India in big matches and how Indians started to respect Pakistani players because of this.
“Pakistan has always been underdog when they played against India. Only recently have they started to respect them, knowing that they can be beaten in this competition. “This is where Pakistan should get a loan, as India is a ‘billion dollar’ team,” he said. Raj had said.
When brave Indian spinner R Ashwin was asked what he thought of the Raja’s statement, he replied, “I didn’t know you made such a statement until you said it. That’s one way to deal with itAshwin said while speaking to reporters in Perth.
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“Competition is huge, regardless of the political tensions and whatever remains between the teams.” – R Ashwin
At the T20 World Cup in 2021, Pakistan comfortably defeated India by 10 wickets in the UAE. Until that match, India had never seen a defeat against their arch-rivals in World Cups, be it ODI or T20I. Inside Asian Cup 2022 Despite India’s revenge for their World Cup defeat, Rohit Sharma’s Men in Blue suffered a loss when the two countries faced each other again in the group stage.
R Ashwin noted that despite the political tensions, the rivalry between the country is still great and means a lot to the people of both countries.
“But look, it’s a game of cricket. Whatever the political tensions and whatever is left between the teams, the rivalry is great, it means a lot to people from both countries. But at the end of the day, as a cricketer and someone who plays this sport, you realize that whatever you say, winning and losing is part of the game, especially in this format, the margins will be very close.,” added.
“Respect for the opposition is not something that comes with victory and defeat. It’s about how you do it and we absolutely respect the Pakistani side and they do too.Ashwin told reporters in Perth.
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