Pakistan's leading fast bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi, avoided providing a straightforward answer to Suryakumar Yadav's opinion that matches between India and Pakistan should no longer be viewed as a rivalry because of India's prevailing strength. He emphasized that his team's priority is to secure victory in the Asia Cup.

During the pre-match press conference before their crucial final Super 4 match against Bangladesh on Thursday, Afridi deflected questions regarding Suryakumar's statement.

"That's his view, let him say. When we meet (in the likely Asia Cup final on Sunday), we will see kya hai, kya nahi. Tab dekh lenge. We are here to win the Asia Cup, and we will give our best effort for that," Afridi said.

Suryakumar remarked that for a rivalry to be deemed authentic, the disparity in

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