India, Sept. 28 -- India captain Suryakumar Yadav's decision to dedicate the team's win against Pakistan in the group stage encounter earlier this month in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, sparked another storm. Just days after being fined by the ICC for the post-match statement, following a complaint from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), a former Indian cricketer has shockingly claimed that the India batter was "obliged" to make the statement.

Atul Wassan made the remark in conversation with NDTV, in the build-up to the historic Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. Speaking on the ongoing row surrounding Suryakumar's remark, for which the India st...