Suryakumar Yadav had already made up his mind not to oblige the handshake, but the Indian captain left it to his teammates whether to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts in the Asia Cup 2025 clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
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India’s handshake boycott after their Asia Cup 2025 clash with Pakistan took a dramatic turn when Suryakumar Yadav openly said that some things are more important than sportsmanship, referring to the Pahalgam attack. He stated, “I feel a few things in life are ahead of sportsmanship.”
India’s closed door angers Pakistan, as captain Salman Ali Agha avoids Post-Match Presentation
India’s behavior left the Pakistan team deeply disappointed and hurt. After which, Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha chose to skip the post-match presentation ceremony.
Salman Ali Agha’s move to skip the post-match presentation was to send a strong message about how his team felt about India’s behavior after the Asia Cup 2025 clash in Dubai.
Mike Hesson reacts to India's handshake refusal, explains Salman Ali Agha's move
Later, Pakistan’s head coach Mike Hesson revealed that Salman was left disappointed by India's act, and that’s why he didn’t attend the post-match presentation.
That was a disappointing way for the match to finish. We were willing to shake hands, we were keen to shake hands at the end of the match, but that didn't happen, and that was pretty much the end of it.”
Notably, India faced backlash for playing against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 after the Pahalgam terror attack and retaliatory strikes. Despite rising tensions, the BCCI and Indian government approved the match in Dubai, leaving the team with no choice but to compete.
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