NEW DELHI: After comfortably defeating Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4 match in Dubai, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday urged people to stop labeling contests between the two nations as a meaningful "rivalry."

India and Pakistan have met 15 times in T20Is, with the reigning world champions winning 12 of those encounters. In the latest clash, Suryakumar's side secured a six-wicket victory.

When a senior Pakistani journalist asked whether the gulf in standards between the two sides had grown too wide, Suryakumar smiled and replied, "Sir, my request is that we should now stop calling India vs Pakistan matches a rivalry."

When the journalist clarified that he was referring to "standards, not rivalry," the Indian skipper responded with a nonchalant quip.

"Sir, rivalry and standard are all the same. Now what is a rivalry? If two teams have played 15 matches and it's 8-7, that's a rivalry. Here it's 13-1 (12-3) or something. There is no contest," he said before walking out of the media conference room with a grin.

(With PTI Inputs)