Rauf found himself at the centre of the controversy after Indian fans began taunting him over Virat Kohli’s famous back-to-back sixes against him in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
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Pakistani players’ gesture already left Indian fans infuriated. Now, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif added fuel to the fire after the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash between India and Pakistan by backing Haris Rauf’s controversial Rafale-downing gestures in Dubai.
Political tension soars as Pakistan’s Defence Minister defends Haris Rauf's gesture
Pakistan’s Defence Minister emphasised that cricket matches come and go, but the “6-0” moment will be remembered by India and the world for a long time. His post intensified the controversy. However, Rauf is yet to react to his controversial gesture.
Khawaja Asif posted on X. “Haris Rauf is treating them right. Keep it up. Cricket matches keep happening, but 6/0 will not be forgotten by India until Judgement Day, and the world will remember it too.”
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 22, 2025
Political storm erupts after Haris Rauf’s “6-0” and Sahibzada Farhan’s AK-47 gesture
He stated, “Why didn’t we walk out right then? In the India-Pakistan match, the Pakistani player is making a mockery of India in front of the whole world. He is making gestures of shooting down the Indian jet."
On the other hand, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut slammed the ICC chairman Jay Shah for allowing the India-Pakistan clash.
Sahibzada Farhan just proved on the field how Pakistani terrorists slaughtered 26 innocents in Pahalgam—gunning them down like it was nothing.Reached his fifty and gripped the bat like an AK-47, firing boundaries!This spit in the face of BCCI & Modi govt is peak humiliation.… pic.twitter.com/ojOxocKJfU
— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) September 21, 2025
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