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Haris Rauf taunts Indian fans. (Pic credit: AFP)
NEW DELHI: The high-octane India vs Pakistan clash successful the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four successful Dubai connected Sunday, did not conscionable service up a six-wicket triumph for India — it besides delivered caller controversy.
Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf recovered himself successful the mediate of a tempest aft helium taunted Indian fans with a provocative “6-0” motion adjacent the bound ropes, a infinitesimal that has since gone viral connected societal media.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The gesture, captured successful aggregate videos and photos, showed Rauf raising his manus to awesome “6-0,” a notation to Pakistan’s unverified and politically charged claims of downing six Indian combatant jets during a four-day subject scuffle pursuing Operation Sindoor.
During the lucifer astatine the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the pacer adjacent acted retired the question of a crashing plane, further fuelling tensions.WATCH: Haris Rauf taunts fans with 6-0 gestureThe incidental unfolded portion Rauf was fielding adjacent to a packed Indian conception of the crowd. Fans had been chanting “Kohli, Kohli” to rile him up, a reminder of Virat Kohli’s iconic consecutive six disconnected his bowling successful the T20 World Cup 2022. In response, the 31-year-old pacer gestured towards them with the arguable signal, triggering large boos from Indian supporters and sparking outrage online.
WACTH: Haris Rauf acting retired the question of a crashing planeThe cricket, however, was dominated by India. Chasing 172, Abhishek Sharma hammered a blistering 74 disconnected conscionable 39 balls, including six fours and 5 towering sixes. His 105-run opening basal with Shubman Gill (47) laid the cleanable platform, arsenic Tilak Varma (30*) and Hardik Pandya (7*) sealed the triumph successful 18.5 overs.On-field tensions betwixt Rauf and Indian players besides flared. In the 5th over, aft Gill cracked a crisp boundary, Rauf exchanged heated words with Abhishek Sharma, forcing umpire Gazi Sohel to measurement in. Though tempers cooled quickly, the occurrence added to the charged atmosphere.
