India U19 cricket team captain Ayush Mhatre refused to shake hands with his Pakistan counterpart at the toss of the IND vs PAK clash in the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday. The Indian team continues its no handshake policy which started at the Asia Cup 2025 in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first in the rain-hit tie.
No handshake policy continues at U19 Asia Cup 2025
India U19 captain Mhatre spun the coin at the toss before the start of IND vs PAK clash, with the coin toss not working in his favour. The captains, instead of shaking hands, directly went on to speak to the broadcaster after the toss. Earlier, reports had claimed that the ICC had asked the BCCI if it would drop its no handshake policy for the IND vs PAK U19 game.
The ‘handshake saga’ captured the Men’s Asia Cup 2025 so much so that the actual on-field cricket was the less talked about topic. In all the three times India faced Pakistan in their Asia Cup winning campaign, the BCCI asked the players not to shake hands with any Pakistani.
India vs Pakistan playing XIs
Pakistan U19 (Playing XI): Usman Khan, Sameer Minhas, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf(c), Hamza Zahoor(w), Huzaifa Ahsan, Niqab Shafiq, Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Raza
India U19 (Playing XI): Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel
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