SaralnamaPublished -, 19 IST | Updated -, 19 IST Irfan Pathan feels that Pakistani players – Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf – crossed the line with their on-field gestures during the India versus Pakistan clash in the Super-Four stage of the ongoing Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday,. Pathan was referring to Farhan's controversial "gunshot" celebration after he had got himself to a half-century. The gesture garnered severe backlash on social media. This was the first time he celebrated getting to an international half-century with the aforementioned style of celebration. Farhan's celebration has been viewed as provocative on social media after what happened earlier this year in Pahalgam, where 26 people were shot down by terrorists. Pathan also mentioned Haris Rauf, who made a "plane falling gesture" at the… (Updated 22 Sep 2025, 20:06 IST; source: link)
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- Published -, 19 IST | Updated -, 19 IST Irfan Pathan feels that Pakistani players – Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf – crossed the line with their on-field gestures during the India versus Pakistan clash in the Super- Four stage of the ongoing Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday,
- Pathan was referring to Farhan's controversial "gunshot" celebration after he had got himself to a half- century
- The gesture garnered severe backlash on social media