Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube leave the field after victory in the cricket match Asia Cup against Pakistan (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) Timesofindia.com in Dubai: The Handshake range during the 2025 Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan turned ugly in Dubai. Timesofindia.com learned that Andy Pycroft’s referee had ordered Captain Salman Ali Agha to avoid shaking hands with Suryakumar Yadav in throwing and Pakistani team management filed a complaint against India.
Suryakumar Yadav without Handshake with Pakistan: “Some things in life are before sports”
“Andy Pycroft referee asked Captain Salman Ali Agha at the time of throwing to not blink with the Indian counterpart. The team leadership team filed a protest and called behavior against the spirit of sport,” said Pakistani cricket council (PCB). “Salman Ali Agha skipped the presentation after the match to protest the behavior of the Indian team, because the host of the ceremony was also an Indian.” Suryakumar Yadav devoted a Sunday win on Sunday seven goals over Pakistan armed forces and expressed solidarity with the families of the victims of the terrorist attack of Pahalgam when India surpassed its neighbors in a completely unilateral competition to underestimate its dominance in the Asian Cup.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot during the cricket match of the Asia Cup between India and Pakistan at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. AP/PTI (AP09_14_2025_000578A)
“The perfect opportunity to make time out, standing at the victims and families of the terrorist attack of Pahalgam. We express our solidarity. I want to give victory to all our armed forces that showed a lot of bravery. At the end of the match, unusual scenes developed after Suryakumar closed the victory six, shook his hands only by the partner of Shivam Dube and left without recognizing Pakistani players. A similar moment occurred in throwing when Suryakumar and Salman Ali Agha jumped the usual handshake. Even the Ravi Shastri broadcaster, who performed throwing, did not change with AGHA pleasure. At a press conference after the Suryakumar match, he said, “I think it was our right answer. Our government and BCCi were aligned and called together. We came here just to play cricket.”
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He added: “I feel that several things in life are before sports behavior. I also said at presentation that we are standing with all the victims of the terrorist attack of Pahalgam. And we are also standing with their families and expressing our solidarity. “As I also said at the presentation after the match, we devote this victory to our brave armed forces that participated in the Sindoor Operation. And as they inspire us all, we will try whenever we have been given the opportunity, also inspire them, if possible.” Pakistani coach Mike Hesson confirmed that the absence of Salman Ali Agy in the presentation was a reaction to an Indian attitude. “I think it’s just a flow effect that we obviously wanted to get involved at the end of the match and shake our hands. That didn’t happen. That was largely the end,” Hesson said. “It is obvious that we were ready to shake our hands at the end of the game. We were disappointed that our opposition did not do it. We went there to shake our hands and go to the dressing room. It was disappointing.
