Indian gamers walked off with out providing an on-field handshake to their Pakistan counterparts following a seven-wicket win within the Asia Cup 2025 Group A encounter in Dubai.
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 47 off 37 balls to arrange a facile win for India, after which he and non-striker Shivam Dube appeared to stroll off the sphere with out the customary greeting.
The India-Pakistan encounter within the continental match has been marred by controversy because the battle between the 2 neighbours in late April 2025.
The 2 sides ceased enjoying bilateral cricket within the final decade, sticking solely to ACC and ICC-organised tournaments since. However, there was a renewed name to boycott all types of cricket between the 2 nations after the latest battle.
The Union authorities had said that the nation would don’t have any bilateral sporting hyperlink with Pakistan in its coverage launched in August.
Nonetheless, India is not going to hesitate to play Pakistan or compete in a match wherein the group figures whether it is a part of a continental or international occasion, the coverage mentioned.
Printed on Sep 14, 2025