The India vs Pakistan diplomatic stand off, which had spilled to the cricket pitch, has now found its place in the football arena as well.

Just a day after Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan's 'gun pointing' gesture towards the Indian dressing room during the Super4s tie in the Asia Cup 2025 cricket tie in Dubai, which they lost by six wickets, Pakistan's Under-17 football team tried some animated gestures during a South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) tie in Sri Lanka, which also created a lot of uproar.

During a hotly-contested SAFF tie between the archrivals at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo, which India won 3-2, Pakistan's Muhammad Abdullah's controversial 'tea-sipping' celebration after he scored his team's equaliser came in for widespread condemnation.

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