Mumbai, Sep 29, 2025

As India clinched a five-wicket win against arch-rivals Pakistan to claim the Asia Cup 2025, megastar Amitabh Bachchan took a playful dig at former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar for confusing the cricketer’s name with that of a Bollywood actor.

The thespian also quipped about “dushman” Pakistan losing and said “bolti band”.

Teasing Shoaib and Pakistan, Amitabh tweeted on X and wrote: “Jeet gaye!! .. well played ‘Abhishek Bachchan’ .. udhar zubaan ladkhadai, aur idhar, bina batting bowling fielding kiye, ladkhada diya dushman ko!! Bolti band “( We won!! Well played, Abhishek Bachchan… On one side, the tongue stumbled, and on the other, without batting, bowling, or fielding, we made the opponent falter!! Silence reigns.)”

The entire nation erupted in joy on Sunday ni

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