'Please know...'- Former MI captain reacts to Pakistan media quotes on Asia Cup 2025 handshake controversy

The former captain of the Mumbai Indians (MI) from the Indian Premier League (IPL), Ricky Ponting, has criticized the media outlets of Pakistan for spreading false quotes which revealed that India were loser for not shaking hands with the Pakistan players during their clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium during the Asia Cup 2025.

Suryakumar Yadav nailed the winning six to claim the victory and walked off the field with his partner, Shivam Dube, before the Indian players went up the stairs and locked the dressing room. Ponting, who is the current head coach of the Punjab Kings, has made a statement that he didn’t say anything like that.

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“I am aware of certain comments being attributed to me on social media. Please know that I categorically did not make those statements and indeed have made no public comment about the Asia Cup at all.”  The former captain of the Australian side revealed on his social media accounts.

Ricky Ponting slams Pakistan outlets for running fake quotes on Asia Cup 2025 handshake

The Salman Ali Agha-led side was bundled out for 127/9 in their first innings, which was shouldered by Shaheen Afridi’s unbeaten 33 runs. In the chase, Abhishek Sharma and captain Suryakumar Yadav’s aggressive knocks helped the Blue Brigade to complete the chase by nine wickets and 25 balls to spare. They also qualified for the super four stage of the event.

“This match will be remembered forever with India as the big loser. The way the Pakistani team wanted to shake hands at the end has immortalized them as champions of the gentleman’s game with India as the perpetual loser.” The false media outlets quoted the Australian greats.

The Sony Sports Network, the broadcaster for the event, doesn’t have Ponting as their commentary side for the competition, as it has been addressed: “These claims are completely fabricated. The ongoing Asia Cup 2025 is broadcast globally via the Sony Sports World feed, which provides the official commentary for all broadcasters. Ricky Ponting is not part of the Sony Sports commentary team for this tournament.”