The Asia Cup 2025 ended on a dramatic note as India raised the trophy after crushing Pakistan by five wickets in an exciting final in Dubai on Sunday, 28 September. While the ceremony wandered at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, an unexpectedly turned face to face between Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and a Pakistani journalist at the later conference.
Suryakumar Yadav After a long wait of more than an hour, the tournament player with Abhishek Sharma, everyone arrived in a smile at the press conference. A blindly disturbed Pakistani journalist accused Suryakumar of mixing politics with cricket.
Suryakumar Yadav’s special reaction to a Pakistani journalist goes viral
The journalist questioned Suryakumar about India’s behavior towards Pakistan during the tournament, including “skipping handshake” and “trophy photo sessions”, and then conducted a “political stage”. His frustration and disappointment were clear in his voice.
Surprised by the cry of a Pakistani journalist, Suryakumar remained calm and smiled, which attracted everyone’s attention. The Indian captain asked, “Is it Bolna or Nahi Bolna? (To speak or not).” With a big smile, he took a pinch after a few seconds silence, “Gusa ho rahe ho one (it seems that you are getting angry).”
Pakistani reporter crying at the press conference. This is what we wanted#ASIACUPFINAL pic.twitter.com/j7vqxv7u6n
– Amit Kumar Sindhi (@amit_gujju) September 28, 2025
Suryakumar’s remarks shocked the press conference room for a moment before his unexpected humor. The Indian captain then said that the journalist once asked so many questions that it was difficult to understand the real question.
With this composed and funny reply, the Indian captain not only separated the situation, but also showed his maturity in handling hard moments.
Suryakumar Yadav reacted as India denied the trophy to ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi
In particular, Suryakumar left the customary handshake in the toss in the final. Now, the moment clip on social media has gone viral. However, the real shock came later when the winning Indian cricket team was denied the trophy of Asia Cup winners.
He refused to accept the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi to accept the Asia Cup Trophy, who is also the internal minister of Pakistan and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Speaking after the incident, Suryakumar expressed his mistrust that he had never seen a champion team refusing his trophy.
Asked if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sent an official email to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), warning that the players would not get the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, Suryakumar dropped a bomb.
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We took this call to the ground: Suryakumar Yadav
The Indian captain said that this decision was made by the team on the spot and not under any BCCI instructions. Suryakumar said, “We took this call to the ground. We had no instructions.”
In particular, the Indian team was not awarded the winners trophy, and the players were not given after their medal. Asia Cup 2025 Final on Sunday night. About one and a half hours after the game ended, the Indian team finally stepped on stage to celebrate their victory over Pakistan.
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