The Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan in the Super Fours on September 21 proved to be more than just a cricket match between bat and ball. Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan’s on-field antics generated a lot of social media response, with many commentators and supporters denouncing the pair for their crude and inconsiderate acts.
Pacer Shaheen Afridi was interviewed on whether there were gestures by Haris Rauf and Farhan before the last Super Four match against Bangladesh in Pakistan. Afridi admitted that the primary task of the team is to play cricket and the festivities on the field should not be prioritized. We all are allowed to think as we wish, the left-wing fastidious replied, and demoralized the indignation at what Pakistan had done.
“Look, our job is to play cricket. Honestly, everyone has the right to express the way they want to. Everyone has their own respect. Everyone thinks the way they think. But our job is to play cricket. And we have come to win the tri-nation Series. We have come to win the Asia Cup. And we, God willing, as a team, are doing our best,” said Shaheen as quoted by NDTV Sports.
Shaheen Afridi Confident Pakistan Will Beat India in Asia Cup 2025 Finals
The pace leader for Pakistan has voiced confidence in his team’s ability to defeat India in the title decider on Sunday, even though the finalists have not yet been announced. While acknowledging that Pakistan has recently had difficulty defeating highly regarded teams, Afridi emphasized that the players are committed to changing that.
“They have not reached the final yet. We will see when they reach the final. We have come here to win the final and win the Asia Cup. We are ready for any team that comes. We will defeat them. Yes, we haven’t won against big teams. You can say that we have grown in the rankings. But when you play against big teams, you win. The teams that are coming now, we are competing against them,”
Shaheen Afridi
It is worth mentioning that the Men in Green have already lost two in a row against India in the ongoing continental tournament. Nonetheless, the competition final, which will be part of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 28, has the potential of uniting the two warring rivals again.
