Abhishek Sharma explained why he joined the verbal exchange with Pakistani pitchers during the collision of the Super 4 Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, September 21, at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. The tension was expanded after India was asked to persecute 172.
Indian opening ABHISHEK and SHUBMAN GILL DALI DALI DALI DALI START AND IN THE FIRST FOUR BACKS COMPLETED 43 Runs. The situation escalated in the fifth, when Gill hit Haris Rauf on the border, Abhishek and Rauf joined the heated verbal confrontation.
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The quarrel grew intense and forced the referee Gazio Sohel to enter and separate the players. Gill also joined to replace and added to the voltage. Abhishek, who was later appointed player of the match, said he replied because he did not appreciate the sled from Pakistan’s pitch.
“It was very simple today. The way I came to us for no reason at all. That’s why I followed them,” Abhishek said in the ceremony after the match, while talking to the lecturer and former Pakistani female cricket Urooj Mumtaz.
“We have fun with each other”
Abhishek Sharma also talked about his strong bond with SHUBMAN GILL after India secured the victory with six goals and chased the target with seven balls to save. The duo laid the foundation for men in Blue with 105-Run Introductory Partnership outside 9.5 overs.
“We are playing from school days, enjoying another company, thinking we would do it, and today it was a day,” added Abhishek, who scored 74 escapes of 39 balls with six or five six.
For those who do not know, Abhishek Sharma and SHUBMAN GILL were teammates in the U19 Indian team, who won the U19 World Cup in New Zealand, led by Prithvi Shaw in 2018 and trained Rahul Dravid.
With victory, India threw herself to the top of Super Four table with two points and a clean running rate of +0.689. Their next match is against Bangladesh led by Litton Das on Wednesday 24 September in Dubai.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
22 September 2025
