India, Sept. 29 -- Team India's emphatic victory over Pakistan turned social media into a carnival for celebrations, as everyone from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to millions of cricket fans congratulated the Suryakumar-led squad for their brilliant showing on the field. India dominated with a five-wicket victory over arch rival Pakistan in Sunday's final with only two balls remaining.

Even as India celebrated its win, a fake post falsely attributed to Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif circulated online, claiming he congratulated Pakistan for winning the Asia Cup.

A screenshot of the post falsely attributed to Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif showed him congratulating Pakistan for the win.

"Congratulations Pakistan, we won the Asia Cup," the post s...