India’s team celebrates after winning Asia Cup. (AP photo) New Delhi: Former Indian Baging Syed Kirmani, who won the World Cup, expressed a deep disappointment of lack of sports behavior in a modern cricket and said he felt “ashamed” after hearing friends from abroad describes the Asian Cup 2025 as a tournament played by politics.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!Kirmani spoke to or during his clashes with India and the answers to Dat, which followed, appeared on provocative gestures. After winning the finals in Dubai and described the episode as “disgusting” for the game, he also lamented the rejection of India to accept the trophy of the Asian cricket council (ACC) of the boss and Pakistani Minister Mohsin Naqvi and described the episode “disgusting”.
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“Overall, there were no gentlemen in the game. Very rough, arrogant gestures on the pitch. I’m ashamed to listen to comments from my friends from external India. They said our time was different, we played like gentlemen. But what happened in Asia Cup is disgusting.The former cricket remembered how ties to India-Pakistan were once built on friendship and respect, regardless of political tension.“Our time as crickets, we had such an amazing friendship. Pakistani players coming to India, we go to Pakistan – what hospitality, what love, what affection. Exchange of pleasure, families meet at parties.
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The Asia Cup final ended with bizarre scenes when the Indian team refused to receive a trophy from Naqvi, who left the ceremony with silver. Videos of officials carrying a trophy out of shocked fans around the world.Kirmani stressed that politics should never find a place in sports.“Politics should not enter sports. Leave politics behind. Whatever happened from the sports field, leave it there. The cricket should not be used for such things,” he added.India may have won her ninth Asia Cup title, but as Kirmani said, the tournament will be remembered less for cricket perfection and others for the controversies that overshadowed him.
