Asia Cup 2025 / Gill played such an incredible shot that Wasim Akram's reaction went viral; watch VIDEO

The Indian team made a great start in the Asia Cup 2025 under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Team India made a great start to the tournament by defeating UAE by 9 wickets. Shubman Gill scored 20 not out on his return and Wasim Akram called his six incredible. Kuldeep-Shivam Dubey did wonders with the ball.

Asia Cup 2025: The Indian cricket team has started its campaign in Asia Cup 2025 in a great way. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Team India defeated UAE by 9 wickets in their first match. In this match, after a long time, Indian opener Shubman Gill was seen making a comeback, who won the hearts of the audience by playing an unbeaten innings of 20 runs in 9 balls. During this, 2 fours and 1 six also came off his bat. A brilliant shot by Gill not only thrilled the audience present on the field, but the reaction of former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram sitting in the commentary panel is also going viral on social media.

Akram called Gill's shot unbelievable

When Shubman Gill was included in the Indian squad for Asia Cup 2025, it was decided that he would open the innings with Abhishek Sharma. In this match, Gill and Abhishek shared a blazing 48-run partnership for the first wicket, which laid the foundation for India's victory. Gill played a brilliant shot against UAE fast bowler Mohammad Rohid on the last ball of the second over of the innings. He moved forward and flicked the ball towards the leg side, which went straight into the stands for a six. Seeing this shot, Wasim Akram said with enthusiasm in the commentary box, "Look at this shot, unbelievable! Straight into the stands, just a flick!" This reaction of Akram became a topic of discussion among fans on social media.

Kuldeep and Dubey's bowling spread brilliance

UAE had a good start in the match. They scored 41 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the first 6 overs. But after this the Indian bowlers took charge and destroyed the UAE batting. Kuldeep Yadav trapped the UAE batsmen in his spin and took 4 wickets in just 2.1 overs. On the other hand, all-rounder Shivam Dubey also performed brilliantly and took 3 wickets for only 4 runs in 2 overs. Apart from these two, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Varun Chakraborty also played an important role in wrapping up the UAE innings early by taking 1-1 wickets.

India made a strong position in the points table

With this brilliant win, the Indian team has topped the points table of Group-A with 2 points. Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy, Shubman Gill's aggressive batting and Kuldeep-Dubey's deadly bowling kept India completely dominant in this match. This win is not only a great start for India, but also shows that Team India is a strong contender for the title in this tournament.