NEW DELHI: Indian batter Tilak Varma backed captain Suryakumar Yadav ’s statement that Pakistan is no competition for India. Reflecting on the Asia Cup final against Pakistan, Varma revealed the pressure he felt but emphasized that the country always comes first. Varma’s match-winning 69* off 53 balls was pivotal in India’s five-wicket triumph over Pakistan, securing the Asia Cup 2025 title. "I agree with what Surya bhai (Surya Kumar Yadav) said, that it (Pakistan) is no competition. But we change our strategy from match to match...There indeed was pressure; a lot was going on in my mind. But the country is above everything else. India is at the top. So, I was determined to give everything for my country. I tried to be calm," Tilak Varma told the media. "Pressure was there

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