Captain India Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Ali Agha again avoided the usual handshake in throwing and marked the third consecutive example during the Asia Cup 2025. After the day later Salman publicly expressed his disappointment In repeated wedding with Suryakumar, he decided not to shake his hands with Captain Pakistan before throwing in the highly anticipated Asia Cup final.
Also, Suryakumar did not participate in the trophy photo shoot with Captain Pakistan before throwing. Salman was seen to pose with the Grand Prix by the minute before throwing on Sunday, September 28th.
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The Indian captain first clarified his attitude during their meeting in a group stage, which was, in particular, the first meeting between the two sides in a cricket field from a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April and subsequent cross -border hostility in May. On this occasion, Suryakumar rejected Handshake before the match and set a precedent, which later followed his teammates. After India comprehensively defeated Pakistan with seven goals in a group conflict, the whole Indian party abstained from the usual Handshake exchanges after the match.
Explained Suryakumar who prevented his decision that “some things in life are greater than the spirit of Sportsman” when they were pushed by a journalist who asked if he could follow the ideals of fair games and respect in cricket. His statement emphasized the depth of sentiment for his rejection and framed the gesture not as mild against individual players, but in response to greater circumstances.
In the finals of Suryakumar won throwing and had no hesitation when he decided to mix first, and on Sunday he decided with clarity and belief.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
September 28, 2025
Tune
