As India celebrated its record ninth Asia Cup title with a Rs 21 crore reward from the BCCI, a bitter memory from across the border stole the spotlight.

A resurfaced video of former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has gone viral, revealing that members of Pakistan’s 2009 T20 World Cup-winning team were handed PKR 25 lakh reward cheques by the Prime Minister—only for the cheques to bounce. Advertisement

In the now-viral clip from a 2023 podcast with YouTuber Nadir Ali, Ajmal recalled the moment Pakistan's victorious squad was promised a handsome bonus by then-Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. Each player was to receive a cheque for PKR 25 lakh, a celebratory gesture for their historic T20 World Cup win.

But what seemed like a proud reward turned into national embarrassment.

“We were given

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