“Straight Talk | Operation Sindoor To Asia Cup: Pakistan’s National Sport Is Losing, Then Lying”, News 18, October 03, 2025
“Few episodes in sporting history match the shameless audacity of Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi after India’s demolition of Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final. Like a petulant. child throwing a tantrum after losing, Mohsin Naqvi stormed off with the trophy that belonged to India an act so desperate, it encapsulated everything wrong with Pakistan’s relationship with reality.
Frankly, such deranged behaviour is now routine for Pakistan. Consider the parallels between the Asia Cup finale and Operation Sindoor. Just as Pakistan convinced itself it had “won” the military confrontation despite having its terror camps obliterated, air bases pummelled, and radar installations destroyed, at the Asia Cup too, they clutched at victory from the jaws of comprehensive defeat. The same delusional DNA that runs through Pakistan’s military establishment infects its cricket administration-an inability to accept defeat even when the scorecard screams otherwise.
An Unforgettable Thrashing
India’s dominance in the Asia Cup was nothing short of systematic dismantlement of Pakistan’s egomania. Three encounters, three defeats for Pakistan-by seven wickets in the group stage, six wickets in the Super Four, and five wickets in the final. India’s thrashing left whatever remains of Pakistan’s cricketing pride in tatters. The men in green were outplayed, outthought, and outclassed in every department…….”
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