Kisne Bola?: Suryakumar Yadav Stumps Reporter On Favourites Question, Pakistan Captain Says

Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha were asked about the perception that India are outright favourites in the Asia Cup 2025. Their responses stumped the reporter.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha shared the spotlight with six other captains in the customary press conference ahead of the start of the Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday. India remain the outright favourites heading into the tournament, having also won the T20 World Cup a year ago. However, when Suryakumar and Salman were asked about the perception of India being favourites by a distance, the answer left him stunned. Suryakumar stunned everyone as he asked, Kisne bola (Who said)?.

Kisne bola? Mene toh nahi suna. (Who said? I didnt hear it). Well, if your preparations are great then you are certainly confident when you take the field. Yes, we are playing after quite a while but we were here 3-4 days back. We had a good time as a team together. Really looking forward to this tournament, Suryakumar said, in response to the reporters question in the press conference.

When Pakistan skipper Salman was asked to share his views on the perception, he said that no team is favourite in T20s because of the nature of the game.

In T20 cricket, I dont think so any one is favourite. At a particular day, you have to play good cricket. Its a fast-paced game. A couple of overs can change the game, Salman said.

Pakistan recently featured in a tri-series involving UAE and Afghanistan where they emerged triumphant. Ahead of the series, Salman had said that winning the tri-series would not make any sense if Pakistan dont go on to win the Asia Cup. When a reporter asked about these comments he made, Salman gave a diplomatic answer.

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