In the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan displayed brilliant batting, scoring a half-century against India and impressing with his unique celebration style.Farhan completed his half-century by hitting a six off an Indian bowler. The right-handed batsman completed 50 runs off just 29 balls, which included 5 fours and 3 sixes.After scoring a fifty, Farhan held the bat like a rifle and imitated firing, which sent the fans in the stadium into a frenzy.
The scene was immediately captured on camera and within moments it was being discussed on social media.Social media users called it the most exciting and memorable celebration of the tournament, while some fans linked the celebration to the Pakistan Air Force’s recent May downing of Indian warplanes, including a Rafale, and said the celebration was a powerful message off the field as well.In the same match, Pakistan made the highest power play score in the history of T20 Internationals against India and scored 55 runs in the first 6 overs, with Fakhar Zaman contributing 15 and Saim Ayub 9 runs. Overall, the batting line-up provided a dominating start with a strike rate of 143.24 and a run rate of 9.16.It should be noted that earlier, Pakistani batter Asif Ali had made a similar gesture after hitting a six in a match against Afghanistan.
