India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, dedicated the victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup to the brave soldiers of Operation Sindoor. Team coach Gautam Gambhir said on the handshake controversy that he wanted to show solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam attack. India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets, with Suryakumar Yadav finishing the match with an unbeaten 47.
Gautam Gambhir on ‘no handshake’ controversy: Indian cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday dedicated the big win against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 to the army personnel who showed bravery during Operation Sindoor. Gautam Gambhir also stated that he did not shake hands with Pakistani players and said that they wanted to show solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam attack and their families.
The Indian team defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the Asia Cup match and registered their second consecutive victory. India defeated Pakistan with 25 balls to spare and registered their second consecutive win in the current tournament. In the match, captain Suryakumar Yadav hit a six to give the team victory.
After this, he returned to the pavilion. He did not shake hands with the Pakistani players. The rest of the players did the same. In this match, after winning the toss and batting first, Pakistan’s team scored 127 runs in 20 overs. In reply, India scored 131 runs for three wickets in 15.5 overs and won the match.
After the Indian bowlers, the batters also did not disappoint and easily achieved the target. India once again got a good start from Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill, but both lost their wickets in the power play itself. Gill was dismissed after scoring 10 runs, while Abhishek scored 31 runs. After this, Captain Suryakumar, with Tilak Verma, stitched a partnership of 56 runs for the third wicket.
Tilak was dismissed after scoring 31 runs. Then Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav together completed the formality of victory for India. Suryakumar returned unbeaten after scoring 47 runs for India, while Dube remained unbeaten after scoring 10 runs. Sam Ayub took all three wickets for Pakistan. With this, India has strengthened its claim for the Super Four stage.
After the seven-wicket win, Gambhir also spoke on the handshake controversy while talking to the broadcaster and said, “This is a great win. There is still a lot of cricket left in this tournament. This match was important for us because we wanted to show solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam attack and their families for everything they suffered. More importantly, we want to thank the Indian Army for their successful ‘Operation Sindoor.’ We will try to make our country proud and happy.”
This was the first India-Pakistan match after the terrorist attack in April and the start of Operation Sindoor. The Indian team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, played brilliantly and won by 7 wickets. Apart from Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel took 2 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs for India. Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs, and Varun Chakraborty took 1 wicket for 24 runs in 4 overs. Hardik Pandya took 1 wicket for 34 runs in 4 overs. Overall, the bowling was superb from everyone.
Abhishek Sharma made a brilliant start for the Indian team chasing the target of 128 runs given by Pakistan and showed his class by hitting a four and a six on the first two balls to Shaheen Afridi. Sharma scored 31 runs with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes in 13 balls. Gill was dismissed for 10 runs in 7 balls, and Tilak Verma for 31 runs in 31 balls.
For India, captain Surya Kumar Yadav finished the match by scoring an unbeaten 47 runs in 37 balls. He hit six consecutive sixes to give India the win. Shivam Dube remained unbeaten on 10 runs. The Indian team scored 131 runs for 3 wickets in 15.5 overs and won the match by 7 wickets. India performed well with the bat as well as bowling in this match and won their second consecutive victory.