Overview
- Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan said Suryakumar Yadav is “technically correct” in arguing the fixture no longer qualifies as a rivalry based on recent results.
- Under Suryakumar’s captaincy, India beat Pakistan in the group stage, Super-4, and final en route to the Asia Cup 2025 title.
- Azam has not played for Pakistan since the 2024 T20 World Cup loss to the USA, with his place and role questioned publicly by his father, Moin Khan.
- In a podcast, Azam alleged that some Pakistan players leak dressing-room information to journalists and warned such conduct should carry consequences, as reported.
- A separate dispute over the Asia Cup trophy remains unresolved, with PCB and ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi insisting on a specific felicitation and the issue slated for ICC board discussion in Dubai this week.