India are likely to maintain the ‘status quo’ and will not engage with their Pakistani counterparts during their tonight’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match in Colombo. According to a report, there will be no handshake between the captains of the two rivals at the toss or after the match.
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav will not shaking hands with Pakistan skipper Salman Agha.
The two teams last faced each other at the Asia Cup 2025 where Indian team didn’t shake hands with Pakistan in light of the Operation Sindoor that was launched to target terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The military operation was in response to a dastardly terrorist attack In Pahalgam.
The Indian team also refused to receive the Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council Chairman who is also Pakistan’s interior minister. Naqvi though was adamant and took the silverware with him.
