Now the fried promo video from Kayo Sports has provoked controversy after several Australian crickets seemed to ridicule Indian policy without Pakistan during the Asia Cup and the World Women’s Cup.
Before the highly awaited Indian tour of Australia, the video appeared players like Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Grace Harris who are engaged in light joking India’s decision to avoid handshake with Pakistani players In recent accessories due to a terrorist attack in Pahalgam and subsequent strikes in terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied by Kashmir.
“We all know that India is on the way. But we have identified one critical weakness,” said Kotva Ian Higgins in the video.
“We know that there are no huge fans of traditional greeting,” added co -owner Sam Perry, imitating Handshake. “So we can throw them away before we even bowed to the ball.”
The players then took over and proposed a greeting that could be used instead of handshakes. Glenn Maxwell and Jake Fraser-McGruk designed a foster-bump that was being frightening, while the cricket female team Grace Harris and Sophie Molineex designed cheerfully inventive gestures.
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Mitchell Marsh, who will be the captain of the ODI and T20i teams, designed the “Finger in the Ice Cup”, a festive gesture popularized by the World Cup Opener Travis Head.
Women’s Captain in Australia, Alyssa Healy, who is currently in India for the Women’s World Cup, has proposed a “Healy Hands” celebration.
While the video aims to evoke attention before the awning series, the creators reportedly overthrew it after resistance to social media.
Sparks are expected to fly on the pitch when India and Australia are preparing for a meeting in a series of white balls, representing three ODIs and the same number of T20i. SHUBMAN GILL will lead the ODI side in a series of three matches, starting on October 19. The ODI series will also be Mark the highly anticipated return of Rohit Sharma and Virt Kohli.
Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain of the T20i in a series of five matches, starting on October 29 in Canberra.
In particular, it was Suryakumar who led the Indian Handshake during the Asia Cup last month. The controversy arose after India refused to shake her hand with Pakistan during the throwing of the coins and after the match, which is a step that caused outrage in Pakistan. Indian captain Suryakumar later explained that the gesture was a tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack of Pahalgam, which gave them victory and Indian armed forces. However, this explanation brought criticism and some accused him of being politically motivated.
Pakistan responded by fileing a formal complaint against the International Cricket Council (ICC) against Indian players. At the same time, India filed a complaint against Pakistani players Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan for the production of provocative gestures during the match. Rauf’s inscriptions “crash” and “6-0” fingers, along with Farhan’s mimic rifle, were considered an Indian team as disrespect.
The situation was further escalated during the ceremony of the trophy presentation. Indian players refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy by ACC Mohsin Naqvi, who is also a Pakistani Minister of the Interior, resulting in a delayed and eventually incomplete ceremony. The trophy was removed from the stage without formal handover, so the Indian team remained without their deserved moment of the celebration.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
October 15, 2025
