When there is an India vs Pakistan game in any competition, two things are confirmed. One is India dominating and humiliating the Pakistan team, and the other is that the match is full of controversy. Again, such a thing happened over the celebration done by the Pakistan opener, Sahibzada Farhan. Basically, Sahibzada Farhan responds to Criticism Over AK47 celebration against India.
India vs. Pakistan in the Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2025. This was the second time India were facing Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium was the venue. It was India who took the better of Pakistan in every department again. India won the match by six wickets in the end, chasing a target of 172 runs.
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“I Don’t Care”: Sahibzada Farhan Responds to Criticism Over AK47 Celebration Against India
The Pakistan team was asked to bat first by India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav. Sahibzada Farhan was batting really well as he scored 58 runs in 45 balls. His innings included five boundaries and three sixes. He brought up his fifty by hitting a six on the bowling of Axar Patel.
When he completed his half-century, he celebrated in a very strange style. Farhan did a gun-firing celebration, which was not really needed at that moment, with all the things happening among the countries. This celebration was really not required when you know that there are thousands of people watching you. Surely, this is where the mature and illogical things the Pakistan players do, which creates more anger in any opponent fan. This is what he said in his press conference:
That celebration was just a moment at that time. I do not do a lot of celebrations after scoring 50. But, it suddenly came to my mind that let’s do a celebration today. I did that. I don’t know how people will take it. I don’t care about that.
And the rest, you know, you should play aggressive cricket wherever you play. It is not necessary that it is India. You should play aggressive cricket against every team, like we played today
Whatever he did on the pitch was surely not okay, but to come and say this in the press conference is more embarrassing. The players come to play cricket, and surely they can celebrate their achievement, but surely not in this way by poking the opponents.
If you poke the dragon, will he sit quietly? LOL, surely not. The Indian openers replied with their bat. Both players added 105 runs for the first wicket. Abhishek Sharma was all over the Pakistani bowlers as he started his innings with a first-ball six. The match eventually ended with India getting a win and a step closer to the Asia Cup 2025 finals.
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