Social media users are in fits over Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf’s response to jeers from Indian spectators and Sahibzada Farhan’s fifty celebration against India during the Super Fours clash at the Asia Cup.

 

Despite Pakistan’s six-wicket defeat, its second loss in the tournament, it was the players’ behaviour that stole the spotlight.

 

While the Pakistani team seemed to have entered the field with renewed energy, possibly owing to the handshake controversy during the September 14 matchup against India, it was Farhan’s half-century celebration that first caught netizens’ attention.

 

After completing his fifty in 34 balls, the batsman celebrated it by mimicking a gunshot with his bat.

 

“This Sahibzada Farhan's celebration after cooking India just added 4 years to my life, WOWZERSSS!” wrote a user.

 

 

“What a celebration by Sahibzada Farhan... Sahibzada Farhan displays years of hard grinding in first-class cricket. Majestic stroke making. Go well boy,” said the second user.

 

 

“SAHIBZADA FARHAN TEARING APART INDIAN BOWLERS. WHAT A KILLER CELEBRATION,” wrote another netizen.

 

But that wasn’t all…

 

Rauf, standing at the boundary in the second innings, made a dramatic hand move, purportedly gesturing a jet that crashes – in alleged connection to India’s loss of jets during aerial skirmishes with Pakistan in May this year.

 

He also signaled a “6-0” to Indian fans, which was in line with Pakistani claims of destroying six Indian Air Force (IAF) planes while losing none.

 

Reacting to the fast bowler's gestures, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif wrote that India would never forget the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) 6-0 victory during Marka-e-Haq.

 

“Haris Rauf pointing to Rafale downing by PAF during the India-Pakistan war. He was responding to the India crowd teasing him with Kohli chants,” journalist Waseem Abbasi wrote.

 

“Haris Rauf never disappoints, specially, with 6-0,” wrote another journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq

 

“We lost the match but this aggressive attitude of King HARIS RAUF will remain forever in our hearts ‘HR’” said one of the users.

Another said, “LOL! Haris Rauf reminded Indian fans last night how PAF turned IAF jets into fireworks. Same energy, different battlefield! PAKISTAN ZINDABAD.”

 

 

One of the users maintained, “Pakistani cricketer Haris Rauf reminded malicious Indian fans of how the Pakistan Air Force shot down an Indian Rafale. After that, the bells stopped ringing.”