In a press briefing on Operation Sindoor held on Monday, Director General Military Operations (DGMO), Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, drew a striking analogy between India's military strategy and cricket, invoking the legacy of recently retired Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli.

The operation, launched on May 7, was a swift and calculated military response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. Aimed at dismantling terror infrastructure across the Line of Control, Operation Sindoor targeted nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK). Despite attempts at disruption by the Pakistani military, Indian forces executed the mission with surgical precision, ensuring minimal damage to both civilian and military infrastructure.