'Agar tumhari aukaat hai...': AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj 'dares' Suryakumar Yadav after match win against Pakistan

Saurabh Bharadwaj

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday attacked India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav after he said that India's win against Pakistan in the Asia Cup game in Dubai was dedicated to the victims of the Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives in April this year.

"He said he dedicated this win to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack so easily. You are very understanding. Agar tumhari aukaat hai, aur tumhari BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) ki aukaat hai, aur tumhari ICC (International Cricket Council) ki aukaat hai, toh tumhe dusri chunauti bhi dete hai," Bharadwaj said.

"Jitna paisa tumne in broadcasting rights se kamaya hai, advertisers se kamaya hai, aur iss pure dhande mein aapne kamaya hai, de do un 26 vidhwahon ko. Hum bhi maan jayenge tumne dedicate kiya hai," he added.

"Himmat nahi hai inki, aukaat nahi hai inki ki kuch bhi kar sake. Haan, farzi mein yeh bol do ki hum isko dedicate kar rahe hai aur hum usko dedicate kar rahe hai (They do not have the courage to do such a thing. Just keep saying that we dedicate this and that...). This is very embarrassing," Bharadwaj further said.

India recently won against Pakistan by seven wickets in the match that had faced boycott calls on social media after the BCCI allowed India to play against Pakistan. People heavily criticised BCCI for agreeing to the engagement in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

After the match, Suryakumar Yadav said that the match was dedicated to "armed forces who took part in "Operation Sindoor" and said the team "stands with families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack". Moreover, Indian players also refused to shake hands with the opposition team. Even during the toss, the two captains - India's Yadav and Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha, did not shake hands, like it usually happens.