Overview

• AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj publicly challenged Suryakumar Yadav, the BCCI and the ICC to give all broadcaster and advertiser proceeds from the India–Pakistan match to the widows of the 26 victims.
• Bharadwaj dismissed Yadav’s tribute as inadequate and called the situation “very embarrassing,” sharpening the political tone of the dispute.
• The row stems from India’s win in Dubai, where Yadav and Shivam Dube walked off without the customary handshakes with Pakistani players.
• Yadav had dedicated the victory to families of those killed in Pahalgam and praised the armed forces involved in Operation Sindoor.
• There was no immediate response from Yadav, the BCCI or the ICC to the donation demand, and the fixture had already drawn boycott calls and criticism for going ahead.