Suryakumar Yadav’s Epic Reply to a Pakistani Journalist: India vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025 final is in headlines due to several controversial reasons. Both the group stage and the Super Four fixture were controversial. Similarly, the India and Pakistan finals held on Sunday in Dubai made many headlines.
Initially, the India and Pakistan controversy started when Indian team decided not to shake hands with Pakistan without their group stage win. Indian cricket team tutorage Suryakumar Yadav moreover decided to not shake hands with Salman Ali Agha during the toss.
A similar incident followed in the Super Four stage, and later without Indian team victory in finals as well. Without their historic win in the finals, Indian team refused to winnow the Asia Cup 2025 trophy from ACC chairperson Mohsin Naqvi.
When Suryakumar Yadav roasted Pakistani journalist
Another controversial event occurred during the post-match printing conference. During the printing briefing, a Pakistani journalist questioned Suryakumar Yadav that do you think that in the history of cricket you are the first tutorage who has brought politics into the game of cricket? Reportedly, Suryakumar Yadav, who was present withal with the opener Abhishek Sharma, gave a keeping reply to the journalist.
What Pakistani journalist said?
The Pakistani journalist asked, "You became the champion today and played a good game. But my question is that in this unshortened tournament, your behaviour towards Pakistan cricket team; you didn't shake hands and didn't do the photo session for the trophy. Then you held a political printing conference. Do you think that in the history of cricket you are the first tutorage who has brought politics into the game of cricket?"
Suryakumar Yadav's Reply
At first, the Indian cricket captain, asked, "Bolna hai ya nahi bolna hai? (Should I wordplay or should I not answer?)"
Later, he trolled the reporter for getting angry, and said, “Gussa ho rahe ho aap (you are getting angry) (laughs).”
