Asia Cup 2025: Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav opens up on 'no handshake' decision with Pakistan

Updated On: 15 September, 2025 12:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

The match was played despite calls for a boycott amid heightened geopolitical tensions between the two nations following the Pahalgam terror attack in April and the ensuing 'Operation Sindoor' by India on terrorist bases across the border in May

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Suryakumar Yadav (Pic: X/@BCCI)

In the high-voltage Asia Cup 2025 match against arch-rivals Pakistan, Team India registered a win by seven wickets at the Dubai International Stadium.

After the side's victory, the "Men in Blue" refused to shake hands with the "Green Shirts", and it was a collective decision endorsed by an important member of the support staff and was given a green signal by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).