In addition to praising Tilak's match-winning knock of 69 off 53, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also sarcastically complimented Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf for his assistance.
For India, the refusal to accept the trophy became a reaffirmation of dignity. For Pakistan, Naqvi’s intolerant posture further exposed how politics continues to poison one of the world’s greatest rivalries.
Bumrah bowled a pinpoint yorker that shattered Rauf’s stumps, and then celebrated with the “flight dip” gesture. Rauf managed just 6 runs off 4 balls before his dismissal.
Jasprit Bumrah delivered a fine yorker to get rid of Rauf, uprooting his stump and then broke out in the flight dip gesture for which the Pakistan player has already been fined.
The timing of the clash comes at a time when the tension between the two teams are further heightened due to continuous political messaging during the last two meetings.
In the previous two meetings, India have steamrolled Pakistan and secured big wins on both occasions.
Pakistan have already lost to India twice in in the current edition of Asia Cup.
Haris Rauf made gestures of plane crashing down allegedly indicating to the Pakistani narrative of bringing down Indian fighter jets during the 'Operation Sindoor'.
An unseen video has surfaced revealing the fiery exchange between Shubman Gill and Haris Rauf during the break and showing exactly what went down off-camera.
Nashra Sundhu's post was immediately linked by fans to Haris Rauf's aggressive actions against India on Sunday.
Rauf was teased by Indian fans with chants of 'Virat Kohli' and he quickly responded with a '0-6' gesture. Farhan celebrated his fifty with a gun-shot celebration.
There is nothing objectionable about celebrating. Players are allowed to demonstrate joy. It’s human instinct. The problem begins when some exterior motives dictate these things.
The videos of Haris Rauf making those gesture have gone viral on social media, and led to plenty of criticism towards the Pakistan pacer.
India and Pakistan are set to face in the backdrop of massive controversy, highlighting the geo-political surrounding the two nations.
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Although the audio of the clip is not very clear, a fan can be seen trying to interact with Rauf who was walking on the sidewalk, following which the bowler seems to have lost his temper and charged towards the fan to confront him.
Speaking about going after Pakistan's Harif Rauf, Virat Kohli said, "I told him (Hardik Pandya) if we can go after Rauf, the whole game will be completely set for us. They (Pakistan will panic). And that's exactly what happened.