"Cannot Run From The Rivalry And Emotion": KL Rahul On India vs Pakistan Matches

The world is eagerly waiting for the high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup on Sunday in Dubai. After having led India to a 3-0 ODI series victory over Zimbabwe, KL Rahul will be looking to show why the world rates him so highly. Rahul, who would be Rohit Sharma's deputy in the upcoming subcontinental tournament, addressed a press conference on Friday, where he spoke about the team's preparations and the challenge that lies ahead.

"For now, we all are very excited. As players and as an Indian cricket team, we always look forward to this India-Pakistan clash, we do not play against each other anywhere else, only in big tournaments. So it is always exciting and it is a great challenge for all of us to compete against a good team like Pakistan," said Rahul during the press conference.

"There has been a huge history, there has always been a rivalry. The games have always been high-intensity so as players, we looking forward to playing this game," he added.

This will be the first meeting between the two teams since Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets at the same venue in the 2021 T20 World Cup.

"Yes, obviously. Losing any game in a World Cup always hurts you a little bit. It was our first game of the World Cup last year and we were very excited. Any team that enters the World Cup wants to start well, but unfortunately, that did not happen for us," Rahul said.

"Yes we get an opportunity to once again play against them, it is a contest we are all looking to and we all are eager to go out there. The game starts from zero, there might be history but it does not count for anything. It will always start from zero," he said.

Although he said that history does not count in the matches, he accepted that