The 2025 Asia Cup will be remembered for the controversies surrounding the India-Pakistan matches. Amidst the ongoing tension between the two countries, something went wrong during every match in this tournament. After player clashes during the group stage and Super-4 matches, a controversy erupted in the Asia Cup final as well. Pakistani captain Salman Ali Agha was the reason for this, as he refused to speak to Indian commentator Ravi Shastri during the toss.
Controversy had already erupted before the start of this tournament between India and Pakistan, and the situation did not change when the two teams faced each other on the field. In such a situation, the eyes were on whether the situation would improve or worsen in the final. However, before the action of the ball and bat began, a scene appeared that surprised everyone.
Ravi Shastri was handling the toss responsibility in every match of India in this entire tournament, which also included the last 2 matches between India-Pakistan. But when it was the turn of the final, former Pakistan captain and fast bowler Waqar Younis, who was commentating in this tournament, was also present with Shastri during the toss. Salman Agha was the reason for this, as he refused to speak to Shastri. Due to this, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav spoke to Indian commentator Shastri during the toss, while the Pakistani captain spoke to Waqar Younis.
In the history of cricket, such a sight has probably rarely been seen when commentators from their respective countries were present to talk to the captains of both countries during the toss.
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