Overview

• In a Pakistani YouTube interview, the 27-year-old leg‑spinner named Shikhar Dhawan when asked which cricketer he would face in a boxing ring.
• The short clip spread rapidly across social media, with users split between treating it as a joke and calling it unnecessary provocation.
• Dhawan has not responded publicly, according to current reports.
• The buzz follows the Asia Cup final in Dubai, where Abrar dismissed Sanju Samson and directed his signature celebration toward India’s dugout before Indian players later mimicked it.
• Separate coverage notes Abrar’s recent wedding reception going viral and his omission when Pakistan trimmed its Test squad for the South Africa tour.