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The Pakistan cricket team has launched a formal protest against the Indian players for refusing to shake hands at the end of the match. The team has reportedly also lodged a complaint against the match referee Andy Pycroft.

Ravichandran Ashwin lauded India's dominant Asia Cup victory over Pakistan, emphasizing the significant gap in skill and experience between the two sides. He highlighted India's superior technical prowess and strategic execution, particularly praising the impact of IPL-honed players like Abhishek Sharma. Ashwin suggested that future contests between India and Sri Lanka might prove more competitive.

India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup, a victory dedicated to the victims of the Pahalgam attack and in gratitude to the Indian Army for Operation Sindoor. Kuldeep Yadav's stellar bowling performance and Suryakumar Yadav's anchoring innings led India to a dominant seven-wicket win. This victory marked a significant moment, showcasing India's resilience and solidarity.

India vs Pakistan isn't just cricket—it's humiliation as public service, therapy via sixes, and a spectacle where one side brings tears, the other brings tissues.

Irfan Pathan's cryptic social media post, praising Sri Lanka as the Asia Cup's second-best team, has ignited a pre-match buzz ahead of the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan clash. This subtle jab appears to counter Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha's earlier reaction to suggestions of Afghanistan's strength.

Asia Cup 2025: The Indian government has allowed the India vs Pakistan clash to go ahead despite the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Yet for families who lost loved ones in Pahalgam, for soldiers on the border, cricket between the two arch-rivals falls beyond any iota of logic.

Amidst strong calls for boycott following the Pahalgam terror attack, India's cricket team support staff has addressed the sensitive issue before the Asia Cup clash against Pakistan. While acknowledging public sentiment, the team management, led by Gautam Gambhir's message to focus on cricket, emphasized adherence to BCCI and government directives, prioritizing the game while respecting the authorities' decisions.

Former cricketer Wasim Akram is excited to see Shaheen Shah Afridi in the Asia Cup. The star fast bowler is slowly gaining form after months of poor performance.

Overall, India have been crowned Asia Cup champions a record eight times — the most by any team in the tournament’s history. The list of Indian captains who have lifted the trophy reflects the country’s cricketing pedigree: Sunil Gavaskar (1984), Dilip Vengsarkar (1988), Azharuddin (1990, 1995), Dhoni (2010, 2016), and Rohit (2018, 2023).

The Asia Cup 2025 is embroiled in controversy after Sony Sports Network's promotional video, highlighting the India-Pakistan rivalry, sparked outrage due to heightened tensions following a terror attack. Fans are calling for boycotts, overshadowing India's first major tournament without Kohli and Sharma. Suryakumar Yadav leads a youthful squad in Group A, facing UAE, Oman, and Pakistan.

The India-Pakistan match at the Asia Cup is likely to go ahead following the government's new policy on hosting and competing in sports involving Pakistan. But it raises serious questions: should international sporting credibility come before national interest and security?