Legendary Indian cricket player Sunil Gavaskar closed Pakistan after their seven-wicket defeat by India in their Asia Cup 2025 Group stage collision at the Dubai International Stadium. After the game, Gavaskar Pakistan called a weak team.
The game started with Pakistan who won the Worp and chose Bat. However, the Bowlers of India kept Pakistan on the back foot from the start. Kuldeep Yadav ended with numbers of 3/18, while Axar Patel (2/18) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/28) entered crucial breakthroughs. Pakistan’s batters had difficulty rotating strike, going 63 balls without scoring and eventually being limited to 127/9. Only Sahibzada Farhan (40 from 43) and a late cameo from Shaheen Afridi (33* from 16) provided some fight from that end
In answer, India came out all the weapons. Abhishek Sharma took over from Afridi in the very first, while Tilak Varma entered a remarkable contribution. Suryakumar Yadav anchored the chase with an unbeaten 47 and led India at home to save 25 balls. The victory extended India’s dominance over Pakistan in T20i’s to 11-3. After the game, Gavaskar responded to the matte performance of Pakistan.
“This didn’t look like me on the Pakistan Cricket team for me. It looked more like a Popatwadi team. I have followed the Pakistan Cricket team for decades. One of my earliest Cricket remembrance is running from Churchgate Station to the Wankhede Stadium to the Sony Sport after the competition.
The Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav chose not to participate in the usual handshake
In the meantime, the competition was the first meeting between India and Pakistan since the Pahalgam terror attack earlier this year, which had increased tensions between the two countries. The political tensions were clear from the start, with the Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav chose not to participate in the usual handshake at the Worp. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in accordance with the Indian government, had decided to refrain from handsing as a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the attack.
After the game, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) submitted a formal protest and called India’s behavior against sportiness. The captain of Pakistan, Salman Agha, even skipped the presentation ceremony after the game as a characteristic of different opinions.
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