Cricket News Desk. Prior to the final and decisive Super Force match of the Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan star -star Shaheen Shah Afridi broke his silence over the aggressive celebration of Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan. In the last match against India, when asked about Rauf’s stimulating gesture to fans and the ‘shooting’ celebrations of Farhan, Shaheen said there was no special strategy. “What people think is their job.” Shaheen said at a press conference: “There has been no special preparation for this. We have always played aggressively. It is part of cricket and it keeps the team’s morale high.” He further said that the total focus of Pakistan wins on winning the Asia Cup. Shaheen said: “We came here to win the Asia Cup. We play to please Pakistani fans. What people think and say, it’s their job. Our job is to perform well on the field.” Shaheen’s response to the statement by Suryakumar Yadav Recently, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said it was wrong to call India-Pakistan rivalry, as they became completely one-sided. With reference to the records face to face of 12-3, Suryakumar said: “Reputors are only when the game is equal.” In response, Shaheen said, “This is his opinion, let them say. If we meet in the final, we will see what happens … or not. Then we will see. Our focus is just to win the tournament.” When asked what was happening as a result of the tension in India-Pakistan, he questioned the reporter smiling lightly. He said, “Do you tell me, what happens?” There was a laughter at the press conference on this. Pakistan will have to defeat Bangladesh on Thursday to make the Asia final against Pakistan against Bangladesh. Shaheen said the team is fully ready for this match. He said: “Bangladesh is a good team and recently played good cricket. We have to push them from the beginning. We need to start quickly and get an edge.” Shaheen defended the bowlers. Recently, Pakistan’s fast bowlers criticized for not expecting in big games. Shaheen replied: “We win, but not against big teams. It’s not that our quick bowlers are struggling. T20 format makes it easy for the batsmen to play. We have to diversify our bowling, and we’re working on it.” As for the team’s confidence and responsibility of Shaheen, Shaheen said: “My job is to fulfill the responsibility given by the team. Be it bat or bowl, my attention is to keep the team’s morale high and perform well.” Referring to the problems with the chase of a small goal of 133 runs in the last match against Sri Lanka, he said: “T20 is a format where not every player can perform together. Hussain Talat and Mohammad Nawaz are credited to this that took the match under pressure.” After hoping to confront India in the final, Shaheen said the team did not think of the final, but once we reached there, the match against India will be interesting. “We’re not in the final right now. When we reach there, we will think about it, but our goal is clear: to win the Asia Cup. ‘
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