Asia Cup
Pakistan lodge complaint against India for shutting dressing room door and refusing handshake after Asia Cup match
Dubai/IBNS: The Pakistan cricket team have officially lodged a complaint against Team India after the men-in-blue shut their dressing room door and refused to shake hands with their opponents following the Group A match of Asia Cup on Sunday.
Team India players showed no courtesy to Pakistan men in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
Pakistan team manager Naveed Akram Cheema has filed an official complaint with match referee Andy Pycroft.
After defeating Pak, Team India refused to shake hands.Even after hitting the winning 6, both Indian batsmen walked off the field without acknowledging the opposition.
— Bhavin Bharti Vijaykumar Jethva - मोदी का परिवार (@BhavinJethva_) September 14, 2025
Pak team stood waiting in line, but the Indian players walked inside and shut the door on them. #INDvsPAK @BCCI pic.twitter.com/LWqLG4YDBG
"The Pakistani cricket team manager Naveed Akram Cheema has officially lodged a protest against the Indian cricket team, calling the behaviour against the spirit of sports," an official statement by the Pakistan team management said as quoted by Hindustan Times.
The Indian cricket board BCCI faced severe criticism from several quarters in the country for participating in the match even though India has decided to not hold any bilateral series as a protest against Pak-sponsored terrorism.
The calls from the netizens to boycott the match by not watching it flooded the internet while Suryakumar's men decided to snub the Pakistani players in the match, which was comprehensively won by India.
India's T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav refused to shake hands with Pakistani captain Salman Ali Agha at the toss followed by no handshake post match and in more humiliation for Islamabad, the Indian players shut the door of the dressing room not allowing the opponent to approach them.
जिनसे दिल नहीं मिलते उनसे हाथ भी नहीं मिलाते .
— Gaurav Bharat (@ygauravyadav) September 15, 2025
आम तौर पर टॉस होने के बाद दोनों कप्तान हाथ मिलाते हैं ,
लेकिन सूर्या भाऊ ने बिलकुल भाव नहीं दिया ,
कम से कम अब मोदी जी को खिलाड़ियों से ही सीखना चाहिए कि देशभक्ति कैसे निभाई जाती है .#SuryakumarYadav
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When asked by reporters whether it was a planned act, Suryakumar said, "Our government and BCCI, we were aligned. Together, we came here, we took a call and I feel we came here just to play the game. And we gave them a proper reply. I feel a few things in life are ahead of sportsman's spirit also."
Surya Kumar Yadav: "Our Govt & BCCI, we were aligned today. Rest, we took a call [about not shaking hands]
— The Analyzer (News Updates) (@Indian_Analyzer) September 15, 2025
~ We came here to just play the game. We have given a proper reply"
Abhishek Tripathi reports that No Handshake policy was decided before the Tosspic.twitter.com/ly1DBeNfw6
Several former Pakistani cricketers including legend Shoaib Akhtar criticised Team India's actions.
At the post-match presentation ceremony, Suryakumar dedicated the win to the Armed Forces and also expressed solidarity with the families of the Pahalgam terror attack victims.
"We stand by the victims of the families of the Pahalgam terror attack. We express our solidarity. We want to dedicate today's win to all our Armed Forces who showed a lot of bravery," the skipper said.
Well done, Team India! After thrashing Pakistan, the Indian team didn’t even come out to shake hands with the losing side, as is customary.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 14, 2025
The best part: Captain Suryakumar Yadav expressed solidarity with the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. He dedicated… pic.twitter.com/MlAC8axCGa
On field, India decimated Pakistan by seven wickets. After being put to bowl first, India restricted Pakistan to mere 127-9 in 20 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav, who didn't play a single Test in England, picked three wickets for 18 runs.
India chased down the total in only 15.5 overs when Suryakumar sweeped for a big shot to clinch the victory. The captain was the top scorer for India with his 47 off 37 balls.
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