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India vs Pakistan: No Handshake at Toss in Asian Games Final; Shreyas Iyer Opts to Bat
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News18•03-10-2026, 12:04
India vs Pakistan: No Handshake at Toss in Asian Games Final; Shreyas Iyer Opts to Bat
- •India and Pakistan are facing off in the Asian Games cricket final.
- •India's captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bat first.
- •The Indian team maintained its no-handshake stance at the toss.
- •Shreyas Iyer and Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan did not shake hands.
Key Questions Answered
India and Pakistan faced off in the Asian Games cricket final, with Indian captain Shreyas Iyer choosing to bat first after winning the toss.
No, India maintained its no-handshake stance at the toss, with Indian captain Shreyas Iyer and Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan opting not to shake hands.
The tradition of omitting handshakes in India-Pakistan senior cricket matches began in the men's discipline during the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, where the Indian side viewed it as a form of protest.
