The controversy surrounding the now-infamous handshake snub between Indian and Pakistani players during their Group A encounter at the Asia Cup 2025 shows no signs of fading. The situation escalated further when former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf hurled a vulgar slur at India captain Suryakumar Yadav, referring to him as a 'pig' during a live television broadcast.

The incident occurred during a heated panel discussion on Pakistani news channel Samaa TV, where Yousuf mispronounced Suryakumar’s name as 'Suar Kumar' and then repeated it even after being corrected by the anchor. He went on to allege that India manipulated match referee Andy Pycroft, claiming the pre- and post-match handshake was deliberately avoided at India’s request.