India, Sept. 29 -- Veteran paceman Shoaib Akhtar lashed out at Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson after suffering defeat to India in the Asia Cup 2025 final. It was another disappointing show from the bat by Pakistan as they crumbled in the middle and suffered a miserable collapse from 113/1 to 146 all out. India's spin trio Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy and Axar Patel spun their web as the Pakistan middle-order failed to get going, and wickets kept tumbling for them. Kuldeep was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets in his kitty, while the other two spinners picked two each.

Chasing the moderate target, India has a shaky start to its innings, dropping to 20-3 after four overs, including the big wicket of Abhishek Sharma (5). Tilak...