Suryakumar Yadav gets slammed by netizens as he gets dismissed early in crucial IND vs PAK final

Suryakumar Yadav faced severe backlash from the netizens after he lost his wicket in a crucial chase against Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2025 final. The summit clash at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 28, 2025, delivered the anticipated fireworks in the India-Pakistan rivalry, but not in the way Indian fans hoped.

Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, India restricted Pakistan to a low score of 146 all out in 19.5 overs, setting up what should have been a routine chase. but they lost early wicket of their star batter Abhishek Sharma followed by Suryakumar Yadav who was supposed to stabilize the chase.

Suryakumar Yadav's dismissal

Suryakumar Yadav 1(5) was dismissed on Shaheen Afridi's delivery as Salman Agha took a controversial catch.

With India reeling after Abhishek Sharma's quick exit, SKY edged a delivery from Shaheen Afridi straight to Salman Ali Agha at slip in the third over. The on-field umpires, after a soft signal of "out," referred it to third umpire, who upheld the decision following multiple replays.

The controversy erupted over whether Agha's catch was clean. Replays showed the ball appearing to brush the ground as Agha scooped it up, sparking immediate outrage among Indian fans.

Netizens' bash Surya

Suryakumar's dismissal led to fans becoming furious and blaming India skipper Suryakumar Yadav for not being able to anchor the crucial Asia Cup final game against arch-rivals Pakistan. They flooded social media with funny memes and bashing posts.

Suryakumar Yadav's performance in Asia Cup 2025

India vs UAE: 7* (2)

India vs Pakistan: 47* (37)

India vs Oman: Did not bat

India vs Pakistan: 0 (3)

India vs Bangladesh: 5 (11)

India vs Sri Lanka: 12 (13)

India vs Pakistan: 1 (5)

IND vs PAK - Playing XI

India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

Pakistan playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed