Former Pakistan cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal have abandoned the subsequent hands after the post -matches of India players, which in Dubai on Sunday, September 14, after their major victory in the Asia Cup 2025 in the Asia Cup 2025.
The controversy began when Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav avoided joining hands with Pakistani counterpart Salman Ali Aga in the toss.
Later, after winning the game by seven wickets, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey went straight to the Indian dressing room and closed the door.
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Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal explode India’s conduct against Pakistan after the Asia Cup 2025 Clash
He left the Pakistan cricket team waiting, but the Indian players refused to meet him, which led to a large -scale debate and gesture.
In the post -match presentation, Suryakumar said that it was a tribute to the Indian Armed Forces, referring to the Pahalgam terror attack, which further enhanced the tension.
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Meanwhile, Kamran Akmal and Basit Ali slammed India’s move in a live TV show. Basit condemned India’s refusal to join hands with Pakistani players, stating that such behavior damages the spirit of the game and sets a dangerous example.
Basit Ali targeted ICC President J Shah
The former national selector has stated that if the ICC events like the World Cup do such behavior, it will be interesting to see how J Shah will handle the situation. Basit said that with this Act, India has brought itself embarrassment in front of the whole world.
Basit Ali said at the Eri Sports Show, “This is the Asia Cup, okay? What will happen when it is an ICC event, World Cup? If there is no handshake, what will the ICC head do – because he is Indian? Yes, I am saying that it is a thought: If the players are not expected to join hands, then it will not be appreciated about this, English, or Australia.”
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Kamran Akmal alleged that India was forced to leave the handshake, it is called ‘petty’ behavior
Meanwhile, Akmal has suggested that the Indian players were not working on their own, but were forced to escape the handshake with Pakistani players after the Asia Cup 2025 struggle on Sunday. He explained how, from the toss to the end of the match, the Indian players intentionally stayed away from the general gestures of sportsmanship.
Former wicketkeeper-batter believes that such behavior not only harms the spirit of cricket, but also damages the players’ reputation. He called India’s behavior “petty” and said that it can cause a big problem for the image of the game if no one works on the situation.
Kamran Akmal said in the same show, “Today, I have seen that after the toss, there was no handshake; Bumrah stood at this point, took a catch, and after the match, no handsheck happened again. It is not helping to improve cricket. In my opinion, I was actually working like this, I was actually working like this.
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– Mohit Gulati (@desimojito) September 14, 2025
Earlier, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi, who also works as PCB chief, criticized the Indian team for not shaking hands with Pakistani players before and after the match. He insisted that it was against the spirit of fair sports and sportsmanship.
