India captain Suryakumar Yadav has said that his side will have no advantage over Pakistan, despite beating them handsomely in the group stages of the Asia Cup 2025. India and Pakistan will lock horns once again in the Super 4s on Sunday, September 21.
00:00Skip, was it a situation of you giving exposure to all the players or were you surprised by Oman's
00:12spirited show? What do you see? See, I feel they played some good brand of cricket. When I told in
00:20the post-match also that they batted really well. There was a little bit of due but that's not an
00:27excuse. They batted really well and from our batting point of view, our batters didn't get a lot of game
00:34time starting from Sanju, Hardik, a lot of them, Aksar, even Dubey. Tilak also against Pakistan didn't
00:44get a lot of time to bat and Arshdeep and Harshit, Harshit as you may know that he's someone who can
00:51bat. So, we wanted to see how he can bat in the last three, four overs and when one or two overs were
00:56left, Arshdeep said that he wanted to go in to bat. I said no problem, you can definitely go in,
01:03it's completely fine. But I bat or I don't bat, winning the game is more important. That's fine.
01:09Surya, hi. Surya, we all know India, Pakistan, high pressure always. Playing them twice in a week,
01:15especially in the current scenario, given all that's going on, how challenging is that? And
01:20like, do you feel after your last performance against Pakistan where you guys were so impressive,
01:25the focus is kind of not from within the team but outside the focus has shifted away from
01:30the performance and all that happened later?
01:32I feel our preparations have been really good leading into the tournament and we had three
01:38good games also. So, we are actually focusing on what we can do best and as I said on the toss as
01:45well that we want to follow all the good habits which we've been doing in the last two-three games
01:49and we'll take one game at a time. But yeah, as you said, it doesn't give us an edge that we have
01:55played them once and we had a good game. So, of course, it'll be a good game. We'll have to start
02:00well from scratch and whoever plays well will win the game.
02:07Surya, the first match against Pakistan, India were very dominant and whatever happened,
02:12not talking about that but whenever people say that even you have an exercise that you want to shut
02:20out the outside noise but is it always possible and if it's possible, what's the process of doing
02:27that? Shutting the outside noise when everything, there's so much going on. So, what do you do?
02:33Close your room, switch off your phone and sleep. I think that's the best. See, it's easy to say
02:42but sometimes it is difficult because you meet a lot of friends, you go out for dinner and you have
02:49a lot of players also around who like to see all these things. So, it's very difficult but then it's
02:55on you, what you want to listen to, what you want to have in your mind and go on and have a practice
03:02session or go on and have a player game but I have been very clear with all the boys. I think it's
03:07very important if you want to do well this tournament and going forward, we will have to shut a lot of
03:14noise from outside and take what is good for you. I'm not saying shut the noise completely but take
03:20what is good for you. I mean someone can give you a good advice as well which can help you in the game,
03:25which can help you on the ground. So, I think that is very important for me and rest I feel everyone is
03:31good in a good space. Captain, always in India-Pakistan match
03:38from the build-up in the build-up, different game. Now there is no time for the build-up
03:42for 24 hours. But people talk about different game, especially in the background,
03:46people talk about different game. From the cricketing perspective, India-Pakistan rivalry,
03:52same level of intensity or same level of quality in both teams. How do you see
03:57as a captain of the team? As a captain of the team, do you think that Pakistan
04:02is a different kind of fun, like in 2003-2002? If I do that, if I do that.
04:09I don't know, I've never played. So, I can't tell you. But if you talk about rivalry,
04:17I don't know what rivalry you are talking about. I just feel like the stadium is full of the stadium.
04:23And when it comes to the stadium, I tell my team and everyone that I have to say,
04:27let's see, entertainment time has come. So, let's play some good brand of cricket.
04:33Let's play some good brand of cricket. And and so, to my
05:01Bharati team has done well in the next match. What are the things that do in the next match?
05:07In the next match, Bharati team will do the same as in the last match?
05:11Okay, with the ball. That's correct. That's okay.
05:15Yes, it's a good ball and bat contest. It's a good intensity contest.
05:20I feel, like I said in the last question, the stadium is filled with the whole stadium.
05:25What is the best crowd for supporting?
05:31It's the best thing. Put your best foot forward for the country and enjoy the game.
05:35Suriya, tournament business end.
05:38Dada, it's started. Business end.
05:42Okay, it's a league stage.
05:45We are seeing that in the second half, the team is chasing.
05:50We are seeing that last time in 2022 or in 2021 we played the toss was a big factor.
05:57In this tournament, there wasn't much of a factor in this tournament.
06:00But now, you think going forward, it will be a little toss factor?
06:03Because chasing teams are seeing that the team is getting better because of the conditions?
06:07I don't know, there was no difference in the toss, it was a little humid here and the conditions were better in the second half
06:16But I think that the team was similar to 40 overs, the wicket didn't change so much, due was not too much
06:23So the team played both in the phase of batting and bowling, I think it will be good for them
06:30Surya, for a change, was it nice to kind of play this game where the focus on all sides was just the cricket
06:51and also to have run close with the opposition challenging you guys and also all of the batters batting out 20 overs which you didn't do in the two games
06:59How does this set you up going into the superforce?
07:02I think focus was always on the game in all the three games which we played, it was never, never I mean changed from that
07:12and I feel, I think everyone has got enough time in the middle with the ball with the bat going into superforce
07:18and I am sure two other teams who are also coming from other group will also be pumped up and we are also excited to play them
07:27Skipper, after playing a game in one match, there is a gap between two days
07:36So humid conditions, so warm, practice sessions, there is a lot of difficulty in practice sessions
07:41I think that is where you try and ready to get ready to get ready to get ready to get ready to get ready to get ready for the game
07:56I mean game intensity, you can't match in practice but at least close with running, fielding sessions, batting sessions
08:03Hydration, I think the main thing is that is what our team has been doing with sports science team
08:10It is really important that recovery is going to be a very important way
08:12So, these three things that you have so professional to be coming at level
08:17You don't need to know if you have a match or two days later, how do you prepare and keep your attention?
08:22Because when we play in India and IPL and franchise cricket, you play in 3 or 4.
08:29So, how do you prepare for that?
08:31My opinion is similar. You have a plus point that you play in the evening,
08:34all 6.30 games.
08:36So, everyone should prepare for preparation and prepare for your career.
08:41I haven't seen any cramps yet. I think they are preparing themselves really well.
08:50Surya, you spoke about the need to give people who have not played a game so that they get into some kind of rhythm.
08:56There are some bowlers who like to keep bowling so that they continue to stay in rhythm.
08:59So, how do you balance that, the fact that maybe somebody like Varun wants to bowl
09:03because that's what he feels is most comfortable for him?
09:06He did bowl a lot in the nets yesterday. That's his routine.
09:09If he's playing or not playing, he likes to come to the ground, bowl around 8 to 10 overs.
09:14And today also in the warm-up, he was almost pumped up.
09:18It felt like he's playing the game. I had to tell him that, Macha, you're taking rest today.
09:24But his preparations are spot on, irrespective if he's playing or not playing, I think.
09:29That's one thing which is different from everyone is his preparation.
09:33So, I feel he's almost, he's always ready to play the game.
09:37Suryav Bhai, last time India-Pakistan match, we saw that at the end of our country,
09:44there was a little bit of anger, but at the end of our country,
09:46when we won the match, the whole country had a different feeling of happiness.
09:49That's why we won the country.
09:50That's why we won the country.
09:51That's why we won the country.
09:52So, you will say anything about it?
09:53Do you just enjoy Sunday, forget everything on Sunday?
09:56What will you say?
09:57I mean, look, the country always supports every game,
10:01with this game, it will also support the game.
10:03And it is Sunday, I will sit on the match.
10:06So, sit-in, enjoy the game, and if we go to the ground,
10:10we will try it, play the same intensity and energy.
10:15And we will try this game and try it all on the ground.
10:19Surya, you have played more than 100 international matches with the World Cup winning team, which is the context of the previous match, was this your best match in T20 International?
10:33I mean, I don't understand.
10:36As a player, that was the best match. In terms of everything, so much was riding on this game.
10:42The best match was for me when I played the first game in India.
10:45After that, whatever match I played for India, whenever I played that jersey, it was always a proud moment for me.
10:52And even every game I step into the ground.
10:58I am always excited, I am always proud to be part of this wonderful campaign.
11:05And I am very happy for that.
11:22Thank you so much, Surya. Pleasure. Have a good night.
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