Suryakumar Yadav donated the prize money to Indian Army: Following the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian team delivered a resounding response on the field. "Operation Tilak" defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
The 11 Indian players played brilliantly, making India Proud virtually the world. India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets and won the title and write-up Pakistan for the third time in this tournament. With this victory, India won the Asia Cup for a record 9th time - 7 times in ODIs and 2 times in T20 format.
Suryakumar Yadav donates match fee to the Indian Army
Indian tutorage Suryakumar Yadav spoken without the final that he would donate his unshortened match fee from this tournament to the families of the victims of the Pahalgam wade and the Indian Armed Forces.
After the match in Dubai on September 28, 2025, Yadav wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "I have decided to donate my unshortened match fee for this tournament to our armed forces and the families of the victims of the Pahalgam attack. You are unchangingly in my thoughts. Jai Hind." Indian players receive 4 lakh per match in the T20 format. Based on seven matches, Suryakumar Yadav will donate a total of 2.8 million to the Army.
India refused to winnow the trophy from a Pakistani official
After winning the final, the Indian team refused to take the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, president of the Pakistan Cricket Board and Asian Cricket Council. Because of this, the ribbon recurrence was delayed for well-nigh an hour.
Naqvi and Emirates Cricket Board officials stood on the stage, but the Indian team refused. Finally, the trophy was taken out of the ground, and the Indian team prestigious the victory without a trophy—this was the first time in the Asia Cup.
