India, Sept. 15 -- Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian captain, finally broke his silence on the boycott chatter after the Asia Cup 2025 match against Pakistan, saying his team "blocked" out the outside noise, and this decision of not to focus on social media was taken as soon as the contingent landed in Dubai for the eight-team tournament. This was the first time that the two arch-rivals played after a war-like situation broke out between the two countries in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

The build-up to the match between India and Pakistan was far from ideal, with several fans in India questioning the need for going ahead with the contest when a terror attack happened just months back, killing 26 tourists....