Mohammad Rizwan has opened up about the relationship that India and Pakistan players share. While there are always fan wars taking place prior to an India-Pakistan match, the players maintain and treat these matches like any other and are good friends off the field.

While speaking to Cricket Pakistan in an interview on their YouTube channel, Rizwan was asked about their famous 10-wicket win over their “arch-rivals” in the recent T20 World Cup. He explained the team’s tactics and the mindset of the players.

"When we are on the ground, we make use of certain tactics like staring at the opponents, starting some chat or banter, and cheering loudly. Back home, we play against each other but eventually, it's us who end up playing together for the Pakistan team. Then, we don't talk about which state we come from. We are like a family.

“We may have different feelings and opinions about various nations like Australia and India but on the field, we only think about beating them. We have no other option. But off the field, we have a great deal of respect and love for each other,” he elaborated.

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The wicketkeeper batter admitted that it’s all calm on the outside, he also added that the players don’t miss an inch on the field and their only goal is to win the game.

“Having said that, it's not like we make it easy for them to score runs or let him get to 100 if he's on 99. This has never happened. We only had one thought process, which was to win at any cost,” Rizwan remarked.

India and Pakistan players were seen interacting with each other after the match. To which Rizwan said that this is the spirit we all compete with.

“After the match, you saw a lot of players talk to Dhoni and Virat. Outside the field, we are like one cricketing family which includes all nations, be it Australia, South Africa, or Namibia,” Rizwan said.