At the toss, neither Ayush Mhatre nor Pakistan captain Farhan Yousaf initiated the usual exchange of pleasantries. (ACC photo) NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan meet again on the cricket field, this time in the Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup, Indian captain Ayush Mhatre followed the team’s ‘no shaking hands’ policy during the group stage match at the ICC Academy Ground on Sunday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!At the toss, neither Mhatre nor Pakistan captain Farhan Yousaf initiated the usual exchange of pleasantries. After Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first, both captains avoided eye contact, gave appropriate interviews and proceeded to their respective dressing rooms.
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This follows the no-handshake protocol followed by the Indian men’s team during the recently concluded 2025 Asia Cup, where they refrained from shaking hands with Pakistan in all three matches and refused to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister. India’s stance was later reflected in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur following the same policy.On the field, Yousaf elected to bat first in a rain-reduced match of 49 overs per side. Batting first, India are currently struggling at 114 for 4 in 20 overs.To open the tournament, India secured a massive 234-run victory over the United Arab Emirates, creating the highest ever score in the history of the Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup. Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi played with 171 while Aaron George (69) and Vihaan Malhotra (69) played vital supporting roles. Contributions from Vedant Trivedi (38), Abhigyan Kundu (32) and Kanishk Chouhan (28) helped India post a record total of 433/6.This surpassed India’s previous highest U19 ODI total of 425/3 against Scotland in 2004 and is the third highest score in Men’s U19 ODI history. Meanwhile, Pakistan started the tournament dominating with a 297-run win over Malaysia U19.
