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AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj targeted India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav over his tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence in Delhi raided (PTI Image)
After the handshake between the Indian and Pakistani cricket team became a matter of debate, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj targeted India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav over his tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terror and dared him to donate all his match earnings to the families of the victims.
“He said he dedicated this win to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack so easily. You are very understanding. Agar tumhari aukaat hai, aur tumhari BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) ki aukaat hai, aur tumhari ICC (International Cricket Council) ki aukaat hai, toh tumhe dusri chunauti bhi dete hai. Jitna paisa tumne in broadcasting rights se kamaya hai, advertisers se kamaya hai, aur iss pure dhande mein aapne kamaya hai, de do un 26 vidhwahon ko. Hum bhi maan jayenge tumne dedicate kiya hai (If you, the BCCI and the ICC have the courage, whatever you have earned during the match through the broadcasters and advertisers, donate it to the widows of the Pahalgam terror victims),” the former AAP MLA said.
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“Himmat nahi hai inki, aukaat nahi hai inki ki kuch bhi kar sake. Haan, farzi mein yeh bol do ki hum isko dedicate kar rahe hai aur hum usko dedicate kar rahe hai (They do not have the courage to do such a thing. Just keep saying that we dedicate this and that…). This is very embarrassing,” he added.
Bhardwaj’s statement came after India won the Asia Cup 2025 match against Pakistan. The match had earlier received calls of boycott on social media, with the BCCI drawing heavy criticism for agreeing to the engagement in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
After the match, Yadav dedicated the Indian team’s victory to “our armed forces who took part in “Operation Sindoor”, stating that the team “stands with families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack”.
The Indian players also refused to shake hands with the Pakistani team following the win.
26 people were killed in the terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22. The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, claimed responsibility for the attack.
In retaliation to the attack, India in May launched Operation Sindoor and targeted terrorist and military facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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September 17, 2025, 14:14 IST
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