Pakistan’s star speedguns Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf were engaged in a heated verbal altercation with India’s batter Abhishek Sharma during their Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash here.
.The incident occurred at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday right after the first delivery of India’s innings when Sharma smashed Afridi for a six over wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris’s head.
After being hit for a six, Shaheen, during his follow-through, said something to Abhishek. In response, the left-handed batter was seen hurling abuse towards the pacer.
Later, at the conclusion of the over, Shaheen went to the on-field umpire to collect his cap but got awkwardly close to Sharma at the non-striker’s end.
Tensions continued in the blockbuster clash between arch-rivals Pakistan and India as pacer Haris got into an argument with Sharma and his opening partner Shubman Gill.
The incident occurred on the final delivery of the fifth over when Gill hit Haris for a boundary and called out the pacer immediately, while Sharma at the non-striker’s end joined the sledging.
Haris turned back and confronted Indian openers Sharma and Gill before the on-field umpires intervened to settle the altercation.
Pakistan gave India a tough fight as their bowlers struck early, removing key top-order batsmen including the Indian skipper. Despite the strong effort, India managed to secure the win by six wickets.
The Indian cricket team won the toss and chose to field against Pakistan. The PAK VS IND match started at 7:30 PKT in Dubai.
During the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav showed disrespect by skipping the handshake with the Pakistani captain once again.
After the toss, he walked straight past Pakistan’s skipper to Ravi Shastri for the pre-match discussion.
