India vs Pakistan: Haris Rauf plays pantomime villain, Abhishek Sharma gets last laugh in hostile encounter — Images
Pahalgam, Operation Sindoor, handshake-gate, on-field animosity – all of it came out between cricketers in Dubai, as the match delved
Pahalgam, Operation Sindoor, handshake-gate, on-field animosity – all of it came out between cricketers in Dubai, as the match delved into huge aggression.
“This is not a rivalry anymore,” said Suryakumar Yadav in his press conference after India won a seventh consecutive match against Pakistan across formats. Haris Rauf had plenty of choice words for India right through the match, but as the men in blue crushed their rivals in the Asia Cup Super 4 match, it became clear that there is a very clear top dog in a one-sided matchup.(AFP)
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After last weekend's handshake-gate incident, there wasn't much change in formalities at the toss, as it was the total cold shoulder treatment from Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Agha towards one another. On this occasion, Agha did speak at the post-match presentation, marking the only change from how the match went last Sunday.(AP)
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The controversy started early on in the match: Fakhar Zaman was dismissed early after a fast start, but thought the ball hadn't carried to Sanju Samson. Fakhar walked off, while Pakistan coach Mike Hesson reacted with similar displeasure.(Screengrab)
The Indian players seemed quietly confident throughout despite some sloppiness in the field and a few wickets falling. While all the noise seemed to be coming from the Pakistan players. it was India who got the business done right through the match.(REUTERS)
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Abhishek whacked a first-ball six off Shaheen Afridi before hearing some chatter, and hurled back some choice expletives of his own. All downhill from there as all Pakistan batters tried to get involved, mainly Haris Rauf, forcing the umpires to separate him from the Indian openers. No backing down in terms of talk from Gill and Abhishek, though, or in their play: it took them only 59 balls for a 105-run partnership to settle the game early.(AFP)
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“This is not a rivalry anymore,” said Suryakumar Yadav in his press conference after India won a seventh consecutive match against Pakistan across formats. Haris Rauf had plenty of choice words for India right through the match, but as the men in blue crushed their rivals in the Asia Cup Super 4 match, it became clear that there is a very clear top dog in a one-sided matchup.
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The war of words between Abhishek Sharma and Haris Rauf the story of the match as India ultimately continued their stretch of dominance over Pakistan with a comfortable 6-wicket win to get their Super 4s off to a great start.
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Sri Lanka saw off the Afghanistan challenge to win by 6 wickets in Abu Dhabi, sealing their spot in the Super 4s after a perfect group campaign. They also help out Bangladesh, who progress through with them to the next round.
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United Arab Emirates pulled together a truly comprehensive all-round performance, beating Oman by 42 runs. Oman are now out of the tournament, while UAE have set up a very interesting winner-takes-all contest against Pakistan to decide who progresses to the Super 4s.
