Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan opened his AK -47 gun ceremony after his half -century score against India in the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match in Dubai. Farhan said that it was a spontaneous gesture and said that he was not worried about the public reaction to the festival.
The right -handed batsman attacked Indian pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya in power play. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav appeared unresolved as Pakistan controlled the first 10 overs. The 29 -year -old scored 58 runs, including five balls and three sixes off 45 balls, which were rejected.
Sahibzada Farhan’s “AK-47” celebrations of celebration against India controversial controversy
Sahibzada Farhan scored his fourth T20 Eye half -century, but his celebration attracted attention. The opener broke a six in the 10th over and reached a milestone and then used his bat to copy the gun-firing gestures.
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However, Utsav launched mixed reactions online. While some fans found it entertaining, others criticized the gesture. Farhan’s innings after the landmark lost speed, and was rejected by Shivam Dub in the 15th over.
The controversial festival of the Pakistan player has ruled political debates, with some questions whether India should have refused to face Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
This was the second struggle between the Archaerals in the ongoing eight-team competition. In a group-stage match, India won by seven wickets, survived to play more than four overs.
I don’t care – Sahibzada Farhan on the controversial festival
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Sahibzada Farhan was asked about his gun festival against India. The opener said that the gesture was comfortable and said that he would not care about public reaction.
“I think, if you talk about sixes, you will see the future (a lot) in the future. And that (festive) was just a moment. I wouldn’t celebrate a lot after scoring 50. But, it suddenly came to my mind that he does a celebration today. I did this. I don’t know that people will not care about it.”
And rest, you know, wherever you play, you should play aggressive cricket. It is not necessary that it is India. You should play aggressive cricket against every team, like we played today, “he said.
We fell in the middle but we … – Sahibzada Farhan
Sahibzada Farhan also talked about Pakistan’s approach ahead of his struggle against Sri Lanka. He said that the team struggles in power plays and said that they need to balance saving wickets with scoring runs in the first six overs.
“I think what was missing in the last few matches that we were not using the powerplay well. We were giving the initial wickets. It is important to use the powerplay well and not even give wickets,” Farhan continued.
“The way we played in Powerplay today, we did not hurry on wickets. God ready, our powerplay was also very good because we scored 90 runs in 10 overs. We used to collapse in the middle but we will fix it,” he concluded.
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