Asia Cup 2025: "I don't care.." Sahibzada Farhan shows no remorse despite provocative 'gunfire' celebration against India

Sahibzada Farhan made 58 against India and used his bat as a gun to fire shots in celebration.

Sahibzada Farhan of Pakistan had no qualms about participating in the “gun-fire” celebration during the Super Fours match against India in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. Following the game, he declared that he “doesn’t care” about the response from the crowd and implied that the choice was made on the spontaneity of the moment and had nothing to do with the opponent.

Pakistan reached 171/5 in 20 overs thanks to Farhan’s 58 off 45 balls, the only half-century in the innings. Shortly after hitting his half-century, he looked at the Pakistani dressing room and made a gun-firing motion in the air with his bat held like an assault rifle.

Even though his half-century gave Pakistan a solid base, his excitement after reaching the milestone became a hot issue among fans. Farhan celebrated hitting the 50-run mark by making the “gun gesture.” The celebration shocked the crowd, and some even took issue with the opening batsman.

“That (celebration) was just a moment at that time. I do not do a lot of celebrations after scoring 50. But, it suddenly came to my mind that let’s have a celebration today. I did that. I don’t know how people will take it. I don’t care about that. And the rest, you know, you should play aggressive cricket wherever you play. It is not necessary that it is India. You should play aggressive cricket against every team, like we played today,” Farhan said in pre-match press conference before Sri Lanka game.

“We weren’t using the powerplays well”- Sahibzada Farhan on Pakistan rectifying mistakes

In order to go to the final, Pakistan must now defeat Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Farhan hoped that Pakistan will keep doing better at powerplays in their Tuesday encounter against Sri Lanka.

“I think in the last few matches, what was missing was that we were not utilising power plays well. We were giving away early wickets. It is important to use the powerplays well and also not give away wickets. The way we played in power plays today, we did not give away early on wickets. God willing, our power play was also very good as we scored 90-something runs in 10 overs. We did collapse in the middle, but we will rectify it,” he concluded.

Pakistan will be next seen in action on Tuesday, when they take on Sri Lanka in their second match of the Super Four stage of the ongoing tournament.

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