Tempers soared at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday night when India and Pakistan met in the Asia Cup Super-4 clash. The pressure was visibly mounting on Salman Agha’s men as Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill tore into Pakistan’s bowling attack. With every boundary, the game kept slipping further out of Pakistan’s control. But beyond the on-field action, it was what unfolded on Pakistani television during the game that truly shocked viewers.
A controversial clip from a talk show has now gone viral, where the host posed a disturbing question: “Sir, agar ladke yaha se jaan maare to kya hum jeet sakte hain? (Would we win if the boys start killing the opponents?)”
Even more startling was the response. One of the panelists chuckled before adding, “Mere khayal mein ya to ye karde ya kuch ladke firing hi kar dena idhar match he khatam karo, kyuki confirm hai hum harenge (I think they should either do this, or open fire and end the match, because defeat is certain).”
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The show, which featured former Pakistan internationals Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal as experts, has embarrassed Pakistan cricket further at a time when the national side is already battling inconsistency and mounting criticism on the field.
Shameless Pakistanis on live TV
Losing the match so badly that they openly talk about sending boys to fire bullets and stop the game.This is the real mentality of Pakistan — terror even in cricket!
RT and show the world Pakistan’s reality.#INDvPAK #indvspak2025 #asiacup pic.twitter.com/SokEYXUW2P— Saffron_Syndicate (@SaffronSyndcate) September 21, 2025
On the cricketing front, India’s chase of 172 revolved around the brilliance of Abhishek Sharma, who played a sparkling knock of 74 off just 39 deliveries. His innings, laced with six boundaries and five towering sixes, was perfectly complemented by Shubman Gill’s fluent 47. The childhood friends combined for a 105-run opening stand that broke the back of Pakistan’s attack.
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Despite fiery spells from Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, India held their composure. With Gautam Gambhir and the on-field umpires stepping in to cool down heated exchanges, India eventually sealed the contest by six wickets with seven balls to spare, continuing their dominance in the high-stakes rivalry.
