Crew India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, secured a seven-wicket win over Pakistan within the sixth Asia Cup 2025 match on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 14. Following the victory, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube walked off the sector with out shaking fingers with the opposition gamers.
Pakistan struggled towards India’s disciplined assault after profitable the toss. The Males in Inexperienced managed to attain simply 127 for 9. Kuldeep Yadav picked up three wickets for 18 runs. Suryakumar Yadav completed the match within the sixteenth over with a six off Sufiyan Muqeem. India secured the victory with 25 balls to spare.
Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube Stroll Off With out Shaking Palms With Pakistan Gamers
Handshake between gamers on the finish of a cricket match is a convention. After India’s win, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube walked off the sector with out shaking fingers with the Pakistan gamers.
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The 2 had put collectively an unbeaten 34-run partnership to safe the victory. Not one of the Indian gamers got here out of the dugout to satisfy their opponents. In the meantime, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and his workforce waited exterior the Indian dressing room.
Notably, it was the primary India-Pakistan encounter after the Pahalgam terror assault. Many followers and former cricketers had urged India to not play towards Pakistan. Nevertheless, the Indian gamers centered on their sport. They gave their finest on the sector.
India Gamers Briefed by Crew Supervisor to Skip Handshakes With Pakistan
Larger authorities made the choice for Indian gamers to skip handshakes with Pakistan after the Asia Cup 2025 conflict in Dubai. Notably, Suryakumar Yadav had not shaken fingers with Salman Ali Agha through the toss.
Based on RevSportz, the Indian authorities and BCCI instructed the workforce to ship a transparent message by avoiding the customary gesture. The gamers obtained a short 30-second briefing from the workforce supervisor simply earlier than the match.
“🚨 India gamers obtained a message from the workforce supervisor, after directions from prime hierarchy, to ship a powerful message by not shaking fingers with Pakistan gamers. It was a 30-second briefing simply earlier than the #INDvPAK match,” RevSportz reported.
🚨 India gamers obtained a message from the workforce supervisor, after directions from prime hierarchy, to ship a powerful message by not shaking fingers with Pakistan gamers. It was a 30-second briefing simply earlier than the #INDvPAK match.
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— RevSportz International (@RevSportzGlobal) September 14, 2025
Notably, Salman Ali Agha skipped the post-match interview with the official broadcaster, Sony. The Pakistan skipper averted the session with Sanjay Manjrekar as a result of earlier handshake incident with the Indian gamers.
India-Pakistan Relations Strained After Pahalgam Terror Assault in April
In Might 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor and struck missiles at six places throughout Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam assault in Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 vacationers.
Two days later, Pakistan responded by focusing on civilian areas inside India. The hostilities lasted 4 days earlier than a ceasefire introduced the rapid battle to an finish.
Diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations stay suspended. The heightened political tensions additionally affected sports activities. There have been spillovers into cricket when the India-Pakistan match was introduced by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
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