Sydney, Feb. 6 -- India great Ravi Shastri knows exactly how big the rivalry is between his former side and Pakistan in international cricket and has provided his take on the comments made by current coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the much-anticipated clash at the ICC Champions Trophy.

Gambhir recently said the importance of the Champions Trophy group stage fixture against Pakistan was the same as every other fixture at the event, with all games at the tournament of equal value.

Speaking to host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest edition of The ICC Review, Shastri stated that while he had spoken of the fixture in the same light back when he was head coach, there's more to it.

"I was the coach for seven years. Whenever I was asked, I said the s...