Another former Pakistan player had his say on India not collecting the Asia Cup 2025 trophy after winning the final against Pakistan. Shoaib Malik, during an interview, says not taking the Asia Cup 2025 Trophy will haunt India in the future. He also applauded the performance of the Indian team in the Asia Cup.
First time in about 41 years, India were playing Pakistan in the Asia Cup final. Before the final, he had already beaten the Pakistan team twice in the Asia Cup 2025. Pakistan were put in to bat first as they set a target of 147 runs for the Indian team. India lost early wickets, but it was a masterclass performance from Tilak Varma with the bat. He chased the target in 19.2 overs and won their ninth Asia Cup trophy, but at the end, they did not get the trophy, which was a little strange, but they still celebrated.
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Shoaib Malik says not taking the Asia Cup 2025 Trophy will HAUNT India in the future
Eventually, Shoaib Malik applauded the Indian Captain, Suryakumar Yadav, for giving the bowling to Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy after analyzing the situation. He also spoke about the kind of pressure the players were going through after all the things happening off the field. Shoaib Malik also felt that the players had worked really hard to win the Asia Cup 2025. This was a great achievement for Suryakumar Yadav and his team.
Just see how much pressure the players went through to win the Asia Cup. How much heat was there that they played in? They worked so hard. Why did they do all that hard work? To win the Asia Cup trophy, to win the tournament! And after they’ve worked so hard, you don’t even come to take the trophy. It was such a big achievement, and that too after such a close match. It’s a massive moment
He was also very impressed by how Tilak Varma played according to the situation and changed his style of play. Lastly, he said, it might be okay for India to celebrate without the trophy, but the players might regret it in the future for not collecting the trophy after playing so well. This is what he had to say.
Look, today, they might be celebrating this thing like this. However, in the long run, after a few years, this will come back to haunt them. They’ll think: ‘We won the trophy, we worked hard’. They are athletes and sportsmen. A sportsman’s job is to come to the ground, give your best shot, and that’s it
The Indian team almost waited for 1 hour to get the trophy and the medals. In the end, they did not receive them. They could not wait for more as they started celebrating without the trophy. Suryakumar Yadav also said this is the first time he has seen a winning team not getting a trophy. What happened is over; now India will focus on their test series against the West Indies.
