'Doing things for social media': Ex-Pak player slams Ayub for Sooryavanshi send-off

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India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games final, but controversy followed Saim Ayub’s ‘baby cradle’ send-off to 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

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  • India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games final, but controversy followed Saim Ayub’s ‘baby cradle’ send-off to 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:09:25 UTC.

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