IND vs PAK Asia Cup: Pakistan lodges protest with ACC after Indian players refuse handshake post match

Pakistan have lodged a protest with the Asian Cricket Council over the Indian players’ refusal to shake fingers with them following their Asia Cup sport right here, labelling it “unsporting” and escalating the stress between the 2 sides.

In a press release late on Sunday (September 14, 2025) night time, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) mentioned India’s actions have been towards the spirit of the sport after the seven-wicket win for the Suryakumar Yadav-led unit.

“Team manager Naveed Cheema lodged a strong protest against Indian players’ behaviour of not shaking hands. It was deemed as unsporting and against the sport of the game. As a protest we did not send our captain to the post match ceremony,” learn a PCB assertion.

The sequence of occasions may very well be repeated as each groups may meet twice extra within the the rest of the match.

Suryakumar had earlier justified the choice to not shake fingers with the opposition, saying it was their manner of exhibiting solidarity with the households of the Pahalgam terrorist assault victims.

Twenty six Indian vacationers have been killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists, prompting India to launch Operation Sindoor in retaliation.

“We took a team call. We had come only to play. We had given them a reply. Some things are beyond sportsmanship. We dedicate this victory to our armed forces who took part in ‘Operation Sindoor’ and stand with families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack,” mentioned Suryakumar after the emphatic win.

The arch-rivals confronted one another on a cricket floor for the primary time because the dastardly assault in Kashmir and the following army motion by India on terror infrastructure throughout Pakistan in May.

It turned out to be a no contest with India outplaying Pakistan in all departments.

Even on the toss, Suryakumar didn’t work together or shake fingers with his Pakistan counterpart Salman Ali Agha.

That additionally didn’t go down properly with the Pakistan group administration and post the no handshake incident on the finish of the sport, Salman boycotted the match presentation ceremony.

“We wanted to shake hands but disappointed that the opposition didn’t do that. Disappointed with the way we played, but we wanted to shake hands,” Paksitan head coach Mike Hesson mentioned later.

“Salman not coming for the post-match presentation was cause and effect after what happened,” he added.

On what transpired on the toss, the PCB added: “The match referee Andy Pycroft had asked captain Salman Ali Agha, at the time of the toss, not to shake hands with his Indian counterpart.

“The Pakistan team management has lodged a protest, calling the behaviour against the spirit of sports.”