In the final of the Asia Cup on Sunday (September 28), India defeated Pakistan by five wickets and won the tournament for a record ninth time. After this exciting victory, Prime Minister Modi also congratulated the team and made fun of Pakistan and reminded him of the defeat in Operation Sindoor earlier this year. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav today responded to Prime Minister Modi’s tweet and appreciated the country for his leadership to lead.
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Talking to ANI, Surya said that when the leader of the country himself bats on the frontfoot, it feels good; It felt as if he took a strike and scored runs. It was very good to see and when the head stands in front, the players will definitely play openly. The most important thing is that the whole country is celebrating. When we go back (India), it will be nice and we will get more inspiration and encouragement to perform well.
Earlier, just midnight after the match, Suryakumar dedicated his match fee to the Indian Army. India defeated Pakistan three times in the tournament and also dedicated the first match of the group-stage to the victims of the army and Pahalgam attack. The Indian team did not lose any other match in the tournament. But he did not get a chance to celebrate with the trophy. India refused to take the trophy from Asian Cricket Council President and Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi, after which Naqvi took the trophy with him in return.
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The drama started after India’s victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final. Team India refused to take the trophy from ACC chief and PCB president Mohsin Naqvi and left the podium with the Naqvi trophy. The winning team did not get the trophy for the first time in cricket history. However, Surya is not very worried and he said that people are happy with their victory, this is their real trophy. Surya further said, “I will not call it a controversy. If you have seen, people have posted pictures of the trophy here and there. But the real trophy is when you win the hearts of people, players, the trust, supporting staff, the trust shown by them and the people working behind the screen, this is the real trophy. The real trophy is. The real trophy is. The real trophy is on the ground.
#WATCH | Dubai, UAE: On PM Modi’s tweet “Operation Sindoor on the games field”, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav says, “It feels good when the country’s leader himself bats on the front foot; it felt like he took the strike and scored runs. It was great to see, and when the sir is… pic.twitter.com/nLLsgwuqPI
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