Suryakumar Yadav expressing solidarity with the victims of Pahalgam terror attack sparked an unending controversy off the field. The gesture led to the ICC imposing a 30% fine on the Indian T20I skipper, following a complaint from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Now, former India cricketer Atul Wassan has added fuel to the debate, suggesting that Suryakumar may have been “obliged" to make the statement.

Speaking to NDTV ahead of the much-anticipated India-Pakistan final in Dubai, Wassan argued that the remark appeared more like “tokenism" than a spontaneous show of emotion. He clarified, however, that this did not undermine Suryakumar’s patriotism.

“In India, if I say that the match should continue because the government has allowed it, everybody is coming after me, but that doesn’t ma

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