Team Gave a powerful statement to both on the field and outside during his commanding seven-cicat win. Pakistan But Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai. In an unprecedented step that has sent shockwaves through the cricketing world, captain Suryakumar Yadav And his team refused to join hands with their Pakistani counterparts after the match, cited with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Team India posted a post match with Pakistan after the Asia Cup 2025 game
The dramatic scenes that came out after Suryakumar sealed the victory with one six, walking directly into the dressing room without getting entangled in the customery post-match handshek. Even more striking was when Pakistani players approached the Indian dressing room hoping for traditional enjoyables, only to close the doors firmly on their face.
Handshek boycott stems from a disastrous initiative terrorist attack on 22 April 2025, where 26 innocent tourists were brutally killed after being separated on the basis of religion. The attack was abolished by a crime of Resistance Morcha (TRF), Pakistan-backed terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Tabiba. India’s later military reaction, coden Operation vermilionOn May 7-8, 2025, nine terrorist training camps were targeted in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
Suryakumar was unrelated in his post -explanation of his match, he said: “We took a team call. We only came to play. We responded to them. Some things are beyond sportsmanship. We dedicate this victory to our armed forces, who participated in Operation Sindoor and stood with the families of the victims of Pahalgam terror attack.“The decision was reportedly orchestrated by the head coach Gautam GambhirWho advised the players against any oral exchange with Pakistani counterparts.
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There is no handshake by the Indian team.
Pakistan waited for the handshake but India went to the dressing room and closed the doors.
Is it derogatory by the Indian team
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Pakistan staged an official protest as a dispute
The establishment of Pakistani cricket responded with visible frustration and formal complaints. Captain Salman Ali Aga Boycott the presentation ceremony after the match in protest, while head coach Mike Hessen Expressed disappointment: “We wanted to join hands but were disappointed that the opposition did not do so. We went there and they had already gone to the changing room,
Pakistan team manager Naveed Akram Chema An official complaint with the match referee Andy pikeroftCalling India’s behavior “Against the spirit of the game“The Pakistan Cricket Board issued a statement stated as” inconsistent “and confirmed that the matches of the match had advised against the handshek in the toss, but did not give any instructions for the formalities after the match.
Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin NaqviWho is also the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board, publicly criticized India’s conduct on social media, “Today, completely disappointed with the lack of sportsmanship. Drawing politics in the game leads to the spirit of the game,
The match only saw that India dominates the proceedings with spinners Kuldeep Yadav (3/18) and Exer Patel (2/18) To limit Pakistan to only 127/9. India chased explosive opener Abhishek Sharma31 off 13 balls and Captain Suryakumar scored 47 runs in 37 unbeaten 37 delivery, sealed with 25 balls.
The incident is the first time in recent cricket history where geopolitical tensions have seen in on-field protocols, which raise questions about the intersection of sports and politics in India-Pakistan encounters. The controversy overshraded that there was a clinical cricket performance otherwise “Handshek Gate” became primary talkings from Dubai.
Also read: Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan head coach Mike Hessen refused to handshake of India’s post -match match
