The reflector was at Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha when the captains of all eight teams in Asia Cup 2025 addressed the media on Tuesday, September 8 at a joint press conference. The Indian captain and his Pakistani counterpart raised a number of complex questions when the tournament ran due to increased tension between the two countries after the Sindoor surgery – the eliminating reaction of India to the terrorist attack in April.
Although both Suryakumar and Salman maintained composed behavior at a press conference, speculation swirled that both captains had avoided the usual handshake at the end. A video showing a couple who left each other without changing greetings, quickly became viral. Especially, Suryakumar and Salman did not sit side by side – Due from the traditional practice of placing the captains of India and Pakistan side by side at the meeting of the captains.
Later, however, it turned out that these two really greeted themselves at the end of the Dubai press conference. Suryakumar was shot with his hands with Salman when he went from the venue.
The captain of India was also seen by the head of the Pakistanic cricket board Mohsin Naqvi, who participated in the event on Tuesday. Naqvi, which also serves as the president of the Asian cricket council, represented a group photography with all eight captains to inaugurate the 17th edition of the continental tournament.
Video | The captain of the Indian cricket team Suryakumar Yadav and Captain Pakistan Salman Ali Agha shook hands after a press conference of captains and the Asia Cup trophies reveal the ceremony at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
(Full video available on PTI videos – pic.twitter.com/qqfgpqlbme– Press TRUST INDIA (@PTI_NEWS) September 9, 2025
Suryakumar and Salman said did not provide their teammates to limit their aggression Asked if the tempery will be flared on a Sunday collision in Dubai.
Some of the fans on the social media asked why Suryakumar initially seemed to have slipped Handshakes with Salman Ali Agha and Mohsin Naqvi. Others, however, claimed that Suryakumar had the right to greet all participants and noted that the Indian government had cleared the participation of the national team in Asia, despite a strong domestic sentiment, including a boycott call as a result of the April terrorist attack.
April 22, a terrorist attack in Pahalgam claimed the lives of 26 civilians, most of whom, after the gunmen started fire, reportedly target victims on the basis of their religious identity. India has launched Sindoor 7th in the retaliation and hit nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Kashmir occupied Pakistan. Operations meant a sharp escalation, including cross -border attacks on Pakistani bases, before hostility was reduced back to the bilateral ceasefire agreement.
Indian participation in the Asian Cup-A, more importantly, their clash with Pakistan-has remained green light after the Ministry for Youth and Sports approved Indian teams that faced Pakistan in tournaments with multiple countries, maintaining a ban on the bilateral series.
Secretary of Bcci Devyit Saikia confirmed earlier In September, India would meet all its accessories at the Asian Cup and that there was no doubt after government check -in that it was boycotting any particular match.
“As far as BCCi’s opinion is concerned, we must follow any formalization of the central government. Recently, our policy concerning India’s participation in any transnational or international tournament has been clear: there are no restrictions on the central government to play against any country with which India has no good conditions.
India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in a group match on Sunday, September 14th. Depending on the results, these two teams could face each other up to three times in this year’s Asia Cup, which began with Afghanistan, who defeated Hong Kong in the opening of the tournament on September.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
September 10, 2025
