The Indian team defeated Pakistan by seven wickets and registered a victory over one of the most controversial clashes of all time. Every department from Team India played a crucial role. India chased the target of 128 runs in just 15.5 overs.
However, these match will be counted as the biggest and most controversial matches of all time, after Operation Sindoor. However, we saw some of the cold moments from both the teams. The match grabs the attention when Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube went straight to the dressing room after registering a victory over Pakistan without a handshake.
However, in a viral video on social media, Pakistan players were seen waiting to shake hands with the Indian team, but the Indian players decided to go back to their dressing room and decided to avoid the friendly interaction with the archrivals.
However, former Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar criticized this behavior of the Indian team against their archrivals in the Asia Cup 2025 clash and called it “disheartening”.
“I’m speechless. It is disheartening to see and I don’t know what to say. Hats off to India. Just don’t make things political. Cricket match hain isko political mat banao. Hum ne acchi statement di hai aapkee liye. Hum bohut kuchh bol sakte hai. Hoti rehte hain ladayi jhagre, ghar me bhi ho jaati hain. (Don’t make a cricket match political. We have said nice things about you. We can say a lot of things about the no handshake. Fights happen, even inside your house. Forget it, move on. It is the game of cricket, shake your hands, show your grace.)” said Akhtar.
According to a report, the idea of not shaking hands with the Pakistan team in the Asia Cup 2025 clash was Gautam Gambhir’s suggestion. Gambhir advised the Indian players to not engage or show any kind of friendly behavior towards the Pakistan team or their players. Report in Telecom Asia Sport.
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