India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate expressed immense pride in the young team, which managed to stay composed despite provocative and disrespectful behaviour from Pakistan players during the Asia Cup Super 4s game last Sunday.

India secured a comfortable victory over Pakistan by six wickets, thanks to Abhishek Sharma’s impressive 39-ball 74. However, the match was tainted by inappropriate gun-shooting celebrations from opener Sahibzada Farhan.

Furthermore, pacer Haris Rauf made controversial plane-crashing gestures, allegedly referencing Pakistan’s narrative of downing Indian fighter jets during ‘Operation Sindoor’.

When Ten Doeschate was asked about these intense moments, he praised the maturity displayed by Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, and Tilak Varma in managing to close out

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