India Won Asia Cup 2025- Trophy Missing! Glory Without the Trophy? - Page 7

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Posted: a day ago
#61

Friends, here is an interesting quiz --- Play and know yourself. No points there. That way, we are neither great nor normal, but worthy to interact with!

I wish all these cricket players would play this first to know themselves better!!

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Posted: a day ago
#62

Originally posted by: liberiangirl

To each their own, but I personally find all the trolling by the Indian cricketers to be extremely distasteful. I’m so embarrassed by their behavior. They come across as arrogant bullies.

I really hope India never plays Pak again. I really don’t want a repeat of Asia Cup 2025.

SKY has fallen in my eyes. He is the reason (ofcourse with BCCI’s blessings) why this tournament got ruined so badly. He started it. And is still continuing his verbal diarrhea smiley11

Somewhere this is true too if SKY hadn’t brought the political comments abt Phalgam attack things wouldn’t have gotten worse and emirates representative would have been allowed to present trophy, that’s what I feel. No handshakes prior 4 minutes of toss is also BCCI fault, only BCCI is to be blamed for this they are ruining Indian cricket team for sure.

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Posted: a day ago
#63

The only one missing the glory is Manhoos Naqli who clearly lost his sh*t after getting openly insulted by the Indian players.

That said, I was absolutely appalled at the post match comments and behavior of SKY after the first match. He needn’t have made any comments even if he didn’t want to shake hands or have any contact with the Pakistan team. The way he went on and on when asked a question, it looked more like positioning than making a statement. He could’ve just shrugged and moved on to the next question but instead he kept on uttering garbage. They did it to perk the curiosity and draw more Indian viewership which was low during the first match. One can clearly see the effect of those comments right here on the IF, the difference from the first match to the final. He got it to a level were every Indian made this match as a do or die in terms of national pride. Playing or watching a game with such feelings is nothing but toxic which will only leave one with a bad taste. So shame on BCCI for doing this to the Indian players, to the game and to the viewers.

Of course the Pakistani players and their chief Naqli have been on this behavior for the past several months even before the cup with their appalling tweets and terrorist supporting statements….but I don’t expect any less from them and therefore no comments about them. India has a reputation to keep and by continually trying to stoop to the Pakistani level in trying to respond to them, we are doing more damage to ourselves than to them. You don’t throw a stone at the pig living in the mud, because you also get dirty and the pig loves it.

Pakistan’s biggest victory is getting hyphenated with a much larger and better country than them India, and India’s biggest failure is letting that happen.

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Posted: a day ago
#64

We know how PCB works. And now with PCB head as ACC head, he’s spreading the same filth like how he does back home.

Just saw the news update that there was a heated argument today between PCB and BCCI where Naqvi did not even congratulate India on their victory and was forced to half-heartedly do so by another member.

Also how can he withhold the trophy/medals? So petty!

This is what happens when you have a politician be the head of a sports committee.

I hope ICC takes strict action against him and chucks him out of that position. Even if that is done as per ICC laws, you know Pak will cry saying Jay Shah is head of ICC and hence it happened.

Pak spends all their time on infighting or fighting with others. No wonder that country has gone down the drains.

Just so mad hearing all Naqvi’s antics. ACC supposedly had 2 items on their agenda to discuss, but only ended up fighting about the trophy. Bas yehi ummeed kar sakte hai when you have a Pakistani heading the committee

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Posted: a day ago
#65

A Match Played Amid Gunfire... Cricket match played by India and Pak teams while Kargil War was undergoing!!!

Yes — during the summer of 1999, when the Kargil War was raging, India and Pakistan still faced each other in the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England. On June 8, 1999, both nations met at Old Trafford, Manchester. While soldiers fought on the frontline in Kargil, millions of Indians and Pakistanis watched their teams battle on the cricket field.

To understand the gravity of that moment, one must journey back a quarter of a century. It was 1999 - a year that saw not just the cricketing fraternity converge for the ICC World Cup in England, but also one where geopolitical tremors shook the Indian subcontinent. The Kargil War, a fierce conflict between India and Pakistan, had broken out in the high-altitude battlefields of Jammu and Kashmir in early May and would rage on till late July.

Yet, in the midst of this military stand-off, India and Pakistan took the field for a World Cup clash. No, it wasn't fiction. It was cricket's most explosive rivalry, unfolding against the backdrop of actual warfare.

June 8, 1999 – A Day to Remember

While the war echoed across Himalayan peaks, the sun shone down on a packed stadium in Manchester. That day, the subcontinental diaspora in the UK turned out in massive numbers, draped in flags, singing anthems, and roaring in anticipation. The venue may have been England, but the atmosphere was pure India vs Pakistan — electric, emotional, and unforgettable.

India had lost five out of six ODIs to Pakistan earlier that year. Revenge, therefore, was not just sweet — it was essential. “There was an edge to that game,” Venkatesh Prasad recalled later in an interview. “We all knew what was going on back home. It wasn’t just about cricket anymore.”

Battle of Nerves and Bouncers

India won the toss and batted first, with a steady foundation laid by Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin, both of whom scored vital half-centuries. Their composed innings, stitched in pressure, helped India reach 227/6 — a target that may not have seemed insurmountable, but on a gripping pitch and with emotions riding high, it turned out to be more than enough.

Enter Venkatesh Prasad, the lanky Karnataka pacer with a quiet demeanour and lethal swing. What followed was a spell for the ages. Prasad scalped 5 wickets, dismantling Pakistan’s batting order with clinical precision. He was supported ably by the rest of the Indian bowling unit, which held their nerve and line under immense pressure.

Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 176. A comprehensive win for India. But this wasn’t just another scoreline. It was a symbolic victory. A cricketing answer to the aggression across the LOC.

Despite the Kargil backdrop, the India vs Pakistan 1999 World Cup clash is remembered for its intensity without hostility. Both teams knew the tension their countries were going through, but instead of letting it spill into misbehaviour, they channelled it through their performance. It was a clash fought fiercely with bat and ball, not with words or gestures. smiley32

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Posted: a day ago
#66

When I watched the documentaries about it (long before this Asia Cup), I felt so so happy about the way it was handled.

With proper preparation, briefing and better mindset of responsable people, it could have been a win to cherish this time, too... it's really really sad.

Thanks for the reminder smiley27

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Posted: a day ago
#67

This is perfect example how things should have been handled for Asia Cup, if SKY wouldn’t have started with political comments it would have been ended without handshake alone. Alas what’s done is done, BCCI entirely at fault they event tweeted abt match dedicated to phalgam and army! I hope we don’t lose SKY amidst this if taken to ICC he already has been found guilty with 30% fine. For BCCI it’s only another player and they would proceed with someone else in worst case scenario with SKY( hopefully not).


political tensions happen all the time in the world but sports should have its own boundaries not to include political differences in games. Countries like Nepal China USA all are progressing towards Cricket and in this India shouldn’t show political viewpoints in aftermath of cricket match we would lose majorly in terms of code of conduct to be followed by ICC.

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India

Posted: a day ago
#68

I didn't watched Asia Cup

But loved what SKY did, I am happy we moved from pappi jhappi with Pakis to this.

Their players have always said and done shitties things including Afridi, Imran Khan to their new lot of Rauf.

All are pathetic, they can bring politics as much as they want.

Whole world can bully Russia and ban them from Olympics that too when that country does nothing to them, at the same time have no issues with US destroying many countries and Pakistan doing terrorism.


But sirf India ka kaam hain to show sportsman spirit and do ji huzori and other shit.


I am happy what this young team did, they performed from both performances and words.

Also as SKY said Pakistani players have said more shittiest things off the camera.

I mean they literally made Bumrah who is the nicest in that lot to troll them.


Anyone with self respect and who is not hypocrite and blind would won't have any problem with what SKY and our team did.

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India

Posted: a day ago
#69

Originally posted by: Arziya

This is perfect example how things should have been handled for Asia Cup, if SKY wouldn’t have started with political comments it would have been ended without handshake alone. Alas what’s done is done, BCCI entirely at fault they event tweeted abt match dedicated to phalgam and army! I hope we don’t lose SKY amidst this if taken to ICC he already has been found guilty with 30% fine. For BCCI it’s only another player and they would proceed with someone else in worst case scenario with SKY( hopefully not).


political tensions happen all the time in the world but sports should have its own boundaries not to include political differences in games. Countries like Nepal China USA all are progressing towards Cricket and in this India shouldn’t show political viewpoints in aftermath of cricket match we would lose majorly in terms of code of conduct to be followed by ICC.

Before SKY did anything it was Rauf who did plane action on the field, it was their female cricketer who did nonsense.

Also he didn't started any political comments. He just said this win dedicated to our Army.

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India

Posted: a day ago
#70

Originally posted by: bpatil3


Indian players just answered the pakistani players hand gestures, we cannot be giving another gaal, if they slap one be all saint always.

Aree according to these and maby intellectuals, India shouldn't have done anything when Pakistani players were literally doing filth.

There are soo many comments of them where they have said shittiest things, and those are not even political but on religion, internal matters and other things.


Pakistani kuch bhi kare but India ko faltu respect deni thi.


Also handshake is no sportsman spirit this nonsense is not in the rule book. India played everything according to the rules.

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