India, Sept. 22 -- Tempers flared during the Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours encounter between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, a contest that produced as much controversy as cricket.

Batting first, Pakistan posted 171, with Sahibzada Farhan anchoring the innings through a well-compiled half-century. But it was not his runs that caught attention as much as his celebration. After reaching fifty, Sahibzada pointed his bat like a gun - a gesture widely compared online to an automatic machine gun. The act, captured on cameras and shared across platforms, drew immediate criticism and set the tone for a heated evening.

When India came out to chase, the tension spilled over almost instantly. Abhishek Sharma hooked Shaheen Shah Afridi's opening...