The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Mohsin Naqvi, has sparked a new crisis after posting a video of the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo making the 'fighter jet' gesture on his social media accounts.

This move came at a sensitive time, as media reports considered it a deliberately provocative act, especially following the significant controversy raised by the celebrations of Pakistani players during their match against India in the 2025 Asia Cup.

Player Harris Rauf had angered Indian fans with repeated gestures mimicking the 'fighter jet' movement at the Dubai International Stadium, which he repeated after dismissing player Sangho Samson, before raising a '6-0' sign referring to claims of downing Indian planes.

The controversy extended to the Pakistani team's training at the International Cricket Council Academy in Dubai, where Rauf continued to chant '6-0', while his teammate Sohaib Zada Farhan celebrated scoring a half-century with a gesture mimicking gunfire.

Instead of calming the atmosphere given his position as the head of the Asian Cricket Council, Mohsin Naqvi's post related to Ronaldo intensified the crisis, as it was seen as adding fuel to the fire amid the ongoing tensions.

This stance has triggered widespread anger among Indian fans and several analysts, who considered Naqvi's actions as merely an additional factor complicating the crisis, rather than seeking to contain it and ease the tensions.