India clinched the Asia Cup 2025 title in Dubai with a five-wicket victory over Pakistan, thanks to strong performances from Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Tilak Varma, and Sanju Samson. After the win, several players reflected on the match and their experiences.
Varun and Kuldeep Praise Team Effort
Varun Chakravarthy shared his delight in breaking Pakistan’s momentum, especially when Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan were batting fluently.
“𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝑲𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑲𝑲𝑹 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓,” 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
Kuldeep Yadav emphasized the importance of the middle overs and credited the team analyst for preparing effective plans. He also praised Tilak Varma’s batting brilliance.
“Before the game, Hari [analyst] sent us detailed plans of where to bowl, and it worked perfectly. Tilak’s innings today was simply outstanding,” Kuldeep remarked.
Samson Enjoys the Pressure of Big Games
Sanju Samson, who played a crucial innings under pressure, admitted he relished the challenge of an India-Pakistan encounter.
“𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚. 𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚, 𝒔𝒐 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑. 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑻𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒌 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍,” 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅.
He highlighted how years of IPL experience helped him adapt to conditions and stay composed. Samson also said such tight matches test a player’s mental strength and prepare them for bigger stages like the World Cup.
Gill Reflects on Unbeaten Campaign
Shubman Gill, who played a steady role in India’s chase, celebrated India’s unbeaten run in the tournament. He praised his batting partner Abhishek Sharma for easing pressure at the crease.
He added that the partnership between Samson and Tilak laid the foundation, while Shivam Dube’s late sixes sealed the win.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉. 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒌 𝒔𝒐𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒖𝒃𝒆’𝒔 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆,” 𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
India’s victory not only secured the Asia Cup but also gave the team a confidence boost ahead of the upcoming World Cup.
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