'Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma launched a BrahMos...': Danish Kaneria slams Sahibzada Farhan for his controversial AK-47 celebration against India

Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria slammed the Salman Ali Agha-led side after their humiliating defeat against India in the Super Four clash of the Asia Cup 2025 at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. The 44-year-old spinner also took a brutal dig at Sahibzada Farhan for his controversial AK-47 celebration.

Notably, Sahibzada Farhan was Pakistan's highest run-getter, scoring 58 runs as the Men in Green managed to score 171/5 in 20 overs. Kaneria said that Farhan signalled an AK-47, but then Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma launched a BrahMos of their own with the bat and the Indian opener even followed it with a flying kiss.

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"Sahibzada Farhan signalled an AK-47, but then Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma launched a BrahMos of their own with the bat - and Sharma even followed it with a flying kiss. That's how you do it. The Indian openers' counterattack was so destructive that Pakistan players were left bamboozled. There's 'dhulai' and then there's 'maha dhulai'. This was the latter," Kaneria told IANS on Monday.

He further added, "When you have players like Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill as openers, even 200 can look like a small total against them on such a wicket. Both are class players."

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Kaneria believes that after losing against India, Pakistan will look for scapegoats, and they will not point at Fakhar Zaman's dismissal. Zaman, who was promoted as an opener, made a good start, smashing Bumrah for four and then driving him for another boundary. But his innings ended in the third over when he edged a slower delivery from Hardik Pandya to wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, with the third umpire confirming the dismissal.

"Now Pakistan will look for another scapegoat, and they've found one in Fakhar Zaman's dismissal. He'll cry now, saying he wasn't out. But it was a clear and clean catch by Sanju Samson - the gloves were clearly underneath the ball. And yet Pakistan will surely cry over it, talking about 'benefit of doubt.' Fakhar will cling to this excuse," said Kaneria.

Coming back to the match, Indian openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma went all guns blazing against Pakistan in a 172-run chase. India chased down the target in 18.5 overs with six wickets in hand. This was the second time in the Asia Cup 2025 that India registered a dominating win against Pakistan.