The India–Pakistan Asia Cup clash in Dubai was already tense, with on-field confrontations and the continuing no-handshake row, but what happened on Pakistani television during the match has left fans stunned. A clip from a talk show has gone viral where the presenter openly asked a shocking question: “Sir agar ladke yaha se jaan maare to kya hum jeet sakte hain?” To this, a panelist replied with a laugh, “Mere khayal mein ya to ye karde ya kuch ladke firing hi kar dena idhar match he khatam karo kyuki confirm hai hum harenge.” The casual suggestion of using violence to stop the game has been slammed online as disgraceful and shameful.Click here to watch the video. The show also had former Pakistan cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal as experts, and the clip has brought further embarrassment to Pakistan cricket at a time when the team itself is struggling on the field. On the ground, Abhishek Sharma delivered a masterclass with a brutal yet elegant 74 off 39 balls, setting the tone alongside childhood friend Shubman Gill in a 105-run opening stand. India chased down 172 with ease, winning by six wickets with seven balls to spare. The match itself had its share of heated moments, with Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf trying to provoke Indian batters, only for Gautam Gambhir and the umpires to step in and cool things down. But instead of talking cricket, Pakistan is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons. From Haris Rauf’s fighter jet celebration to the shameless TV discussion about stopping games with bullets, it has left fans asking whether the focus is still on the sport at all.
