Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan was under criticism for doing ‘gun celebration’ during Asia Cup 2025. He did a ‘gun celebration’ after scoring a half-century against India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had complained about this to the ICC, which had released Farhan after giving him a warning. Now it seems that Farhan has still not desisted from his antics. Actually, during an ad shoot, he is holding the bat like a gun.

Pictures taken from Sahibzada Farhan’s ad shoot have created a stir on social media. This whole controversy of ‘Gun Celebration’ started when Farhan celebrated his fifty by holding the bat like a gun in the group stage match held on 21st September. In the same year, 26 innocent people lost their lives in the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the anger of the Indian people had not ended. Meanwhile, such action of Farhan had provoked the Indian fans.

On the other hand, Pakistan’s fast bowler Haris Rauf had made a gesture like shooting down a fighter jet during the same match. For this act, Rauf was fined 30 percent of the match fee, while Sahibzada Farhan was let off with a warning.

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Sahibzada Farhan also played a half-century of 57 runs against India in the final of Asia Cup 2025. However, due to being warned by ICC, he did not do any such provocative celebration in the final. Despite his fifty, Team India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final.

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On September 21, when Pakistan Sahibzada Farhan did a gun celebration (Sahibzada Farhan News) after completing his half-century against India in the Super-4 round match. Along with Farhan, BCCI also filed a complaint in the ICC of Haris Rauf’s inflammatory gestures. Recently, when Farhan reached the ICC hearing, he has named MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in his defense.

According to India Today, Sahibzada Farhan presented the examples of earlier in his defense and said that former captains of the Indian team MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have also used guns at the time of celebrations. Farhan further said that he is a Pathan and this kind of gesture is part of his culture and usually it happens to him on the occasions of happiness.

Sahibzada Farhan did gun celebrations after completing the half-century in a super-4 match against India. He was also strongly criticized for this. On the other hand, Haris Rauf also indicated 6-0 at the time of taking wickets in the same match. Since 26 innocent people were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack this year, due to which the gestures of Sahibzada and Haris were considered very sensitive. Rauf also indicated the demolition of the fighter jet.

Haris Rauf described himself as innocent

On the other hand, Haris Rauf described himself as innocent in the hearing. He said that the gesture of ‘6-0’ was not connected to India in any context. During the hearing, ICC officials also admitted that no concrete meaning can be extracted from the ‘6-0’ gesture. At the same time, Haris Rauf also said that this gesture has nothing to do with India.

It is also possible that Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan may have to pay 50 percent or 100 percent penalty of match fees.

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