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In the Asia Cup 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium, Pakistan started strong with the bat before India’s bowlers pulled things back during the middle overs. But beyond the cricket, a fresh controversy unfolded when Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Haris Rauf in the 18th over and celebrated in a rather unusual fashion.
Bumrah, after cleaning up Rauf with a trademark yorker, mimicked the ‘jet down’ celebration. The gesture immediately drew comparisons with Haris’s own celebration from September 21, when he pointed towards the skies, hinting at Pakistan’s win in the war — symbolically linking it to the 6 Indian jets downed during the Pahalgam post-tensions. On that occasion, the ICC took notice and fined Haris 30% of his match fees.
This time, however, it was Bumrah who ended up on the wrong side of online reactions. Instead of being hailed, the Indian pacer has found himself at the centre of trolling from Pakistani fans, who see his act as a clumsy imitation that backfired. Many argue that what was once Haris’s original and symbolic gesture has now been reduced to mockery, with Bumrah “humiliating himself” by trying to copy it.
Should the ICC fine him for bringing politics into sport?
In the Asia Cup 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium, Pakistan started strong with the bat before India’s bowlers pulled things back during the middle overs. But beyond the cricket, a fresh controversy unfolded when Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Haris Rauf in the 18th over and celebrated in a rather unusual fashion.
Bumrah, after cleaning up Rauf with a trademark yorker, mimicked the ‘jet down’ celebration. The gesture immediately drew comparisons with Haris’s own celebration from September 21, when he pointed towards the skies, hinting at Pakistan’s win in the war — symbolically linking it to the 6 Indian jets downed during the Pahalgam post-tensions. On that occasion, the ICC took notice and fined Haris 30% of his match fees.
This time, however, it was Bumrah who ended up on the wrong side of online reactions. Instead of being hailed, the Indian pacer has found himself at the centre of trolling from Pakistani fans, who see his act as a clumsy imitation that backfired. Many argue that what was once Haris’s original and symbolic gesture has now been reduced to mockery, with Bumrah “humiliating himself” by trying to copy it.
Should the ICC fine him for bringing politics into sport?
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