Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf were seen negligent on the play of the Indian national anthem and the players of both the teams were erected according to the protocol. It was marked as a derogatory gesture, while the Indian players stood carefully during Pakistan’s national anthem.
In the Asia Cup final, the India vs Pakistan match marked the much awaited competition by broadcasters. The two teams faced each other in the finals of the Asia Cup group stage, Super -4 stage and finally the Continental Championship.
This was the first time that the two teams faced each other in the final match of the Asia Cup, which met in the final of the competition, which marked the first title match between the two teams since the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
Pakistan pacers follow Indian national anthem
A major storm came in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan bowlers Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf found themselves in the middle of another major controversy.
Just before the much awaited game began, both teams line up for the national anthem of their teams. While the players from both sides were in meditation according to the protocol, the first anthem was from Pakistan. Despite their apathy, Indian players paid the amount of very important honor towards the Pakistani anthem.
However, at the time of playing the Indian national anthem, Pakistan’s bowling pair was seen chatting in the anthem line carefully. The gesture was received with criticism as Indian fans slammed it as a derogatory step.
The Indian captain continued the No-Handshek policy; Toss is a witness to separate interviewers for two captains
The incident not only promoted tension between the two teams, but also highlighted the continuity of snubbing of handshake between Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Aga.
At the time of the toss, another bizarre incident occurred, as Indian captain Suryakumar was interviewed by former World Cup winner Ravi Shastri and Pakistan captain Salman Aga, on the other hand, was interviewed by former great Ravi Shastri.
This was the first time this happened in the history of rivalry between the two teams. The ICC also assigned Richie Richardson as a new match referee instead of Andy Picroft.
Amidst controversies, India crushes Pakistan to protect the continental title
Despite controversies, conflicts and more, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav went to take his first title in the history of the format. The Continental Championship marked its first major multi-national title.
Tilak Verma led India to his 9th Asia Cup title with a breathtaking knock in the shortest format of the game. 69* On just 53 balls, Tilak’s innings is very important along with timely aggression. It was the performance of top-class hitting. India defended their title in 2023, and Gautam Gambhir continued to dominate white-ball cricket.
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