Watch: Tilak Varma dedicates Asia Cup final heroics to Indian Armed Forces, Salman Agha left in tears

Young India National Cricket Team batsman Tilak Varma showcased an unbelievable performance in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 against the Pakistan National Cricket Team.

Tilak Varma remained unbeaten in the middle till the very end and steered the India National Cricket Team to the Asia Cup 2025 triumph. India have now won four of the last five Asia Cups and nine overall.

Salman Agha cries as Tilak Varma destroys Pakistan

Tilak Varma came out to bat at No.4 and had to bat under a lot of pressure as India lost the top three batters - Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Suryakumar Yadav very early on in the innings.

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Tilak Varma showed great maturity and played a stunning knock of 69* runs off 53 balls. He received great support from Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, and Rinku Singh in helping India win the match.

Notably, Tilak Varma's strike rate wasn't very high because he played according to the situation, and it was important for him to remain in the middle till the end. He reached the half-century milestone off 41 balls, and after completing the feat, he pointed towards India written on his jersey and then passed on a salute to the Indian Armed Forces.

That was not it, as Tilak Varma also pulled an aggressive celebration after Rinku Singh hit the winning runs for India. The entire Indian camp was filled with joy while Pakistan skipper Salman Agha was seen with tears in his eyes.

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Tilak Varma Dedicated His 50 to INDIAN ARMED FORCES 🫡🇮🇳

: Salute Celebration against Pakistan #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/UANgp1umsl

— Incognito Cricket (@Incognitocric) September 28, 2025

Rinku ne laga diya ek aur 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 winning shot 💙

India are the champions of Asia 🙌

Watch #DPWORLDASIACUP2025 – on #SonyLIV & #SonySportsNetwork TV Channels 📺#AsiaCup #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/roiXkF1iqg

— Sony LIV (@SonyLIV) September 28, 2025

If Sharma doesn’t get you, Varma must - Aakash Chopra

Former India opener Aakash Chopra took to X to post a cheeky message, stating that if Abhishek Sharma doesn't decimate the opposition, Tilak Varma will.

"If Sharma doesn’t get you, Varma must. What a knock, Tilak. One for the ages. Dubey, you absolute beauty. Well played, India. Kings of Asia," Aakash Chopra wrote on X

If Sharma doesn’t get you, Varma must 🤩🤩🤩
What a knock, Tilak. One for the ages.

Dubey, you absolute beauty 🤩

Well played, India 🇮🇳

Kings of Asia 👑 #IndvPak

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 28, 2025

Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah took to X to praise Team India for their excellent performance in the summit clash.

"Congratulations to #TeamIndia on lifting the Asia Cup 2025! A proud moment for Indian cricket as Team India showcases excellence, consistency, and character on the biggest stage. Kudos to the players and support staff for a stellar campaign. #INDvPAK," the ICC Chairman Jay Shah wrote on X.

Congratulations to #TeamIndia on lifting the Asia Cup 2025!
A proud moment for Indian cricket as Team India showcases excellence, consistency, and character on the biggest stage.
Kudos to the players and support staff for a stellar campaign. #INDvPAK🇮🇳

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) September 28, 2025

Pakistan fail to capture the 3rd Asia Cup title - Men In Green's Asia Cup-winning history

Team Pakistan won their first Asia Cup title back in the year 2000 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Facing a strong Sri Lankan side in the summit clash, Pakistan delivered a good performance. Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Moin Khan hit brilliant half-centuries to help their side post a competitive total on the board.

While defending, Pakistan's bowling attack was disciplined and effective and they managed to bowl Sri Lanka out for 238 to win the game by 39 runs. Moin Khan won Player of the Match in the final while Mohammad Yousuf won the Player of the Series. That Asia Cup victory occurred during a period when Pakistan were riding high from their successful 1992 World Cup campaign.

Then, they had to wait for over a decade to get their hands on the second Asia Cup trophy as their title drought ended in 2012. Pakistan faced Bangladesh in the final in Mirpur and were challenged by the Bangla Tigers.

Batting first, Pakistan posted 236/9 on the board, with key contributions from Shahid Afridi and Sarfaraz Ahmed from down the order. Bangladesh fought hard in the chase, with standout performances from Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan.

However, Pakistan’s bowlers, particularly Aizaz Cheema and Saeed Ajmal took wickets at crucial junctures to restrict Bangladesh to 234/8 to register a stunning 2-wicket victory.

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