What is an India-Pakistan match without any drama? While there is a huge gulf in class between the skill sets of both sides, the sheer weightage of an age-old rivalry makes the matches worthwhile, even if the competition levels aren't as they used to be a decade or so ago. India beat Pakistan convincingly in the league fixture and Super Fours encounter before completing the treble in the all-important final. The summit clash, though, was a very close game with India getting across the line in a thrilling last-over finish.
There was a lot of drama after the match with the post-match presentation being delayed by more than an hour. Then India decided not to accept the trophy or medals from ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi who also happens to be the PCB boss. Subsequently, the Asia Cup champions posed for the cameras without the trophy, making it a weird sight for cricket lovers. Nevertheless, the drama doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon as former Pakistan cricketer Tanvir Ahmed has joined the bandwagon with a big claim against India and Suryakumar Yadav.
In what comes across as an amateurish remark, the former fast bowler has accused India of 'toss-fixing' in their favour. What Ahmed implies is that India are pre-deciding the outcome of the toss for all their games, thereby ticking a huge box in their favour. While the whole allegation in itself sounds childish in today's technology-driven era, Ahmed makes it worse with his tame argument.
"I am 100 percent sure that the toss was fixed (in the Asia Cup final)," said Ahmed in a video on his Facebook page.
"If you notice, in every match that features India, it is only India's captain Suryakumar Yadav who tosses the coin and he flips the coin so far away from everybody else, including the match referee. What's his problem in tossing it somewhere near? Everyone is standing near him, then why toss it so far? It is all part of a plan."
"I'll tell you why I am sure that the toss was fixed. In the final, even before Richie Richardson picks up the coin from the pitch, Suryakumar is already saying that he wants to bowl. Usually, the match referee looks at the coin and points to the captain who has won the toss. Also, given how far the coin has landed, it is impossible to say whether it is head or tail."
Apart from beating their arch-rivals thrice including the final, the joy of beating them in a Cup final is something India hadn't experienced since the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa. The two teams featured in two finals after that prior to this tournament, the Kitply Cup in 2008 and Champions Trophy 2017, both which were won by Pakistan. Understandably, the emotions in the India camp are now at an all-time high, especially when you factor in the escalated tensions between the two countries since the Pahalgam attacks in April 2025.
