On September 14, the Asia Cup ended in the Asia Cup 2025, the High-Profile India vs Pakistan ended in the match controversy, as there was no customary handshake between captain Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha, and its impact continued until the after the match presentation.
Suryakumar Yadav had already made up his mind to join hands, but the Indian captain left his comrades as to whether the Asia Cup was to join hands with his Pakistani counterparts in 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
In refusal to join hands as protest against India against Pakistan, the dispute encouraged
Since the Indian cricket team knew about the outrage back home to face Pakistan, Suryakumar refused to join hands with Salman Ali Aga in the toss. This was the beginning of a new controversy in the tournament, explaining how the situation between the two countries is worse.
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After India, after beating Pakistan by seven wickets in a clash of Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, Suryakumar and his entire Indian team refused to join hands with Pakistani players to show their ‘symbolic opposition’, and they also went straight to the dressing room.
After his Asia Cup 2025 struggle with Pakistan, the boycott of India’s handshake takes a dramatic turn when Suryakumar Yadav openly said that some things are more important than sportsmanships, which refer to the Pahalgam attack. He said, “I think some things in life are ahead of sportsmanship.”
India’s closed doors Angers Pakistan, Captain Salman Ali Aga avoid the match presentation as the match.
Despite this, the Pakistan team tried to contact India’s dressing room to join hands and maintain the spirit of the game. However, Indian assistant employees allegedly closed the door before the handshake, as they were not interested in any favorable gestures.
India’s behavior deeply disappointed and hurt the Pakistan team. After which, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga left the performance ceremony after the match.
Kuldeep Yadav, who was the man of the match, and the victorious captain Suryakumar came to share his views with Sanjay Manjrekar at the later ceremony, but Salman did not show.
Salman Ali Aga’s move was to send a strong message to leave the post -match presentation, how his team felt about India’s behavior after the Asia Cup 2025 struggle in Dubai.
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Mike Hessen refuses India’s handshake, Salman Ali shows the move of Aga
Later, Pakistan head coach Mike Hessen revealed that Salman was disappointed with the Act of India, and that is why he did not participate in the post -match presentation.
Hessen was told by PTI, “I think what happened was just a flow on the effect. We were ready to join hands. We are clearly disappointed that our opposition did not do so, We went there to shake hands, but they had already gone to the changing room,
This was a disappointing way to end the match. We were ready to join hands, WE was willing to join hands at the end of the match, but it did not happen, and it was too much,
In particular, India faced a backlash to play against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 after Pahalgam terror attacks and anti -retaliation. Despite the rising stress, the BCCI and the Government of India approved the match in Dubai, giving the team no option but to compete.
