Sunil Gavaskar, in a column for The Sportstar, said India's Tilak Varma treated Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi like a net-ball spinner during the Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 clash. "[He]...smashed him around to wrap a win with deliveries to spare," he added. Gavaskar also lauded Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill, saying they "crushed any hopes the Pakistanis had of winning".