'No handshake': India avoids customary gesture after match | IND vs PAK

Suryakumar Yadav hit a six to win the match for India. Then he just went back to the pavilion without shaking hands with Pakistani players

The Group A clash between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup ended on a frosty note as there were no handshakes or eye contact between the Indian and Pakistani players at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The batters - India skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube - simply walked off, while Pakistan’s players did not appear to expect any exchange either. Earlier, captains Suryakumar and Salman Agha skipped the customary handshake at the toss.   

India’s bowling sets up commanding win

 

India secured a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan, strengthening their record to 15-3 in recent encounters. The contest tilted India’s way from the very first legal delivery, when Hardik Pandya dismissed Saim Ayub.

 

Pakistan’s batting line-up struggled against India’s disciplined bowling. Forced into risky strokes, they left 63 deliveries unscored. Their scoring rate crossed a run a ball only in the final over of the innings, as they crawled to 128 all out, a target far too modest against India’s powerful batting order.

 

Bowlers share the spoils

 

It was a collective effort from India’s attack, with Kuldeep Yadav leading the charge by taking three wickets. Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel claimed two each, while Pandya and Varun Chakaravarthy chipped in with one apiece.

 

The relentless display ensured that Pakistan never settled, leaving India to chase down the total with ease in what could be the first of three meetings between the arch-rivals in this edition of the Asia Cup.

  Check India vs Pakistan highlights and full scorecard of Asia Cup 2025 here

 

What happened at the toss  Both skippers handed over their team sheets to match referee Andy Pycroft of Zimbabwe, interacted with TV commentator Ravi Shastri, who conducted the coin toss, and then walked back without any eye contact or exchange of gestures. 

India Inning
131-3 (15.5 ov) CRR:8.27
Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abhishek Sharma	c F Ashraf b S Ayub	31	13	4	2	238.46
Shubman Gill	st M Haris b S Ayub	10	7	2	0	142.86
Surya Kumar Yadav (C)	Not out	47	37	5	1	127.03
N. Tilak Varma	b S Ayub	31	31	2	1	100
Shivam Dube	Not out	10	7	0	1	142.86
Extras	2 (b 0, Ib 1, w 1, nb 0, p 0)
Total	131 (3 wkts, 15.5 Ov)
Yet to Bat	Sanju Samson,Hardik Pandya,Axar Patel,Kuldeep Yadav,Jasprit Bumrah,Varun Chakaravarthy
Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Shaheen Afridi	2	0	23	0	0	11.5
Saim Ayub	4	0	35	3	1	8.75
Abrar Ahmed	4	0	16	0	0	4
Mohammad Nawaz	3	0	27	0	0	9
Sufiyan Muqeem	2.5	0	29	0	0	10.24

 

 

IND vs PAK Asia Cup match: Pakistan full scorecard       

 

Pakistan Inning
127-9 (20 ov) CRR:6.35
Batter	Dismissals	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Saim Ayub	c J Bumrah b H Pandya	0	1	0	0	0
Sahibzada Farhan	c H Pandya b K Yadav	40	44	1	3	90.91
Mohammad Haris (WK)	c H Pandya b J Bumrah	3	5	0	0	60
Fakhar Zaman	c TL Varma b A Patel	17	15	3	0	113.33
Agha Salman (C)	c A Sharma b A Patel	3	12	0	0	25
Hasan Nawaz	c A Patel b K Yadav	5	7	0	0	71.43
Mohammad Nawaz	lbw b K Yadav	0	1	0	0	0
Faheem Ashraf	lbw b V Chakaravarthy	11	14	1	0	78.57
Shaheen Afridi	Not out	33	16	0	4	206.25
Sufiyan Muqeem	b J Bumrah	10	6	2	0	166.67
Abrar Ahmed	Not out	0	0	0	0	0
Extras	5 (b 0, Ib 0, w 4, nb 1, p 0)
Total	127 (9 wkts, 20 Ov)
Bowler	O	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Hardik Pandya	3	34	1	0	2	11.33
Jasprit Bumrah	4	28	2	1	0	7
Varun Chakaravarthy	4	24	1	0	0	6
Kuldeep Yadav	4	18	3	0	0	4.5
Axar Patel	4	18	2	0	0	4.5
Abhishek Sharma	1	5	0	0	0	5

 

BCCI clarifies protocol

 

A report by news agency PTI quoted a BCCI source, who suggested there was no breach of conduct. “Every tournament has its own set of rules and regulations. There are tournaments where protocol demands that one needs to shake hands at the toss. For the record, Suryakumar Yadav didn’t shake hands with UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem during the last match’s toss also,” the official noted.

 

First meeting since Pahalgam attack

 

This fixture marks the first meeting between India and Pakistan since the Pahalgam terror attacks in April this year, which prompted retaliatory military action by India across the border in May.

 

Despite the charged backdrop, the Indian camp has maintained that players are focused on cricket. Team members were aware of the sentiments and emotions surrounding the encounter but stressed that they had set those aside to approach the contest with professionalism.