Sahibzada Farhan became the first batter to his Jasprit Bumrah to for sixes in T20Is.
Farhan and Jasprit Bumrah faced off thrice in the recent Asia Cup T20 2025 tournament in the UAE. Farhan did well against India, scoring two fifties in the three matches and a 40 in the final. He also became the first Pakistani and overall batter to hit Jasprit Bumrah for sixes in T20Is.
This led to Sahibzada Farhan unveiling his AK-47 gun celebration after reaching his fifty against India in the Super Four stage match. However, India defeated Pakistan thrice in the Asia Cup, including the final, to win the trophy.
Meanwhile, Farhan was lauded when he came back to Pakistan, where his AK-47 celebration pose was made into a sticker and put on his bats.
A portion of the home crowd made disparaging comments about India pacer Jasprit Bumrah during the third T20I between Pakistan and South Africa on Saturday night at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Sahibzada Farhan was fielding close to the boundary at the moment, and appeared to endorse the insulting shouts by clapping and grinning.
On Saturday, a clip began doing the rounds on social media where the fans can he heard shouting “Bumrah ke abbu (Bumrah’s father)" even as Farhan clapped.
See here:
Meanwhile, Pakistan overcame South Africa in the third and final T20I, winning the three-match series 2-1. After limiting the visitors to 139/9 in 20 overs, Pakistan chased the target in 19 overs to win by four wickets, with Babar Azam hitting 68 off 47.