Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan opened his AK-47-Pistool celebration after scoring his half century against India in the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match in Dubai. Farhan stated that it was a spontaneous gesture and added that he was not worried about the public response to the celebration.
The right -handed Slagman attacked Indian Pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya in the Power Play. The Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav looked restless when Pakistan checked the opening 10 overs. The 29-year-old scored 58 points of 45 balls, including five borders and three sixes before they were fired.
Sahibzada Farhan’s “AK -47” celebration against India Sparks Controverse
Sahibzada Farhan scored his fourth T20i half century, but his feast attracted attention. The opener reached the milestone in the 10th by hitting a six and then used his bat to imitate a gesture with a gun.
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However, the celebration led to online mixed reactions. While some fans found it entertaining, others criticized the gesture. The innings of Farhan lost Momentum after the monument, and he was fired by Shivam Dube in the 15th.
The controversial celebration of the Pakistan player has housed the political debates, with some question whether India should have refused to meet Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
This was the second collision between the arch rivals in the current eight-team competition. In the group stage match, India won the victory with seven wickets with more than four overs to play.
I don’t care – Sahibzada Farhan about controversial celebration
During the press conference on Monday, Sahibzada Farhan was asked about his gun celebration against India. The opener stated that the gesture was spontaneous and added that he does not care about the public response.
“I think if you talk about the sixes, you will see that (much) in the future. And that (celebration) was only a moment at that time. I don’t do many parties after scoring 50. But it suddenly came to me that we let a celebration do today.
And the rest, you know, you have to play aggressive cricket wherever you play. It is not necessary that it is India. You have to play aggressive cricket against every team, as we played today, “he added.
We collapsed in the middle, but we … – Sahibzada Farhan
Sahibzada Farhan also spoke about Pakistan’s approach prior to their collision against Sri Lanka. He stated that the team is struggling in Powerplay and added that they have to balance the saving of wickets with scoring runs in the first six overs.
“I think that something was missing in the last few games, was that we did not use powerplays well. We gave early wickets. It is important to use the powerplays well and not to give away wickets,” Farhan continued.
“The way we played in PowerPlays today, we did not refuse Wickets. God prepared, our powerplay was also very good because we scored 90 in 10 overs. We collapsed in the middle, but we will correct it,” he concluded.
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