New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- PM Narendra Modi after India beat Pak in Asia Cup final

India's ninth Asia Cup title, following a five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in a thrilling final yesterday, drew massive cheers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a reference to Operation Sindoor.

"Operation Sindoor on the games field. The outcome is the same - India wins! Congrats to our cricketers," PM Modi said in a post on X.

The reference to Operation Sindoor and connecting it with Pakistan's loss to India in the Asia Cup title alluded to a fact - sports or military, India defeated Pakistan.

India's devastating airstrikes at Pakistan's terror infrastructure and military installations in May had left that country's airspace defenceless in a ...