Asia Cup: Former captain of the Indian cricket team Sourav Ganguly said on the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match that terrorism should stop, not sports. He praised captain Suryakumar Yadav.
Asia cup, india vs Pakistan match: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said on Monday that India-Pakistan match could be avoided in the Asia Cup on Sunday. Also said that “terror should stop, the game cannot stop”.
India-Pakistan rivalry got another chapter in its history. This was the first match between the two countries since the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor against the Pahalgam terror attacks on India in April and the subsequent Pakistan sponsored terror. Stress was at its peak.
India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets
Team India stopped Pakistan at 127/9. Heroeex was the main attraction with the batting of captain Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma. India won an easy win by seven wickets. The main attraction of the match was after the match. The captain and his batting partner went out of the ground, not shaking hands with the Pakistani team, and the captain dedicated the victory to the armed forces, while expressing solidarity with Pahalgam victims.
Ganguly while speaking to the media in Kolkata said, “Terror should stop; it is most important, but the game cannot stop. Terror should stop, not only in India, Pakistan, but in the whole world.”
Pakistan Cricket Board complained to ICC
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lodging a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC), the match referee Andy Pikerft to remove the ICC code of conduct and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) ‘rules of cricket (MCC) to remove the alleged violation of the rules of the spirit of cricket, Ganguli just said, “Everyone has his own story.”
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After the match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav expressed solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and dedicated the victory to the Indian armed forces and appreciated his efforts in combating Pakistan sponsored terror, especially the operation vermilion after the April Pahalgam terror attacks. Suryakumar said after the match,
Just wanted to say something. By taking the right opportunity, time, we stand with the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. We express our solidarity. Want to dedicate this victory to all our armed forces who showed great bravery. Hopefully they will continue to inspire all of us, and whenever we get a chance to smile them, we will give them more reasons on the field.
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