‘No-handshake’ even in Under-19 Asia Cup, India-Pakistan captains did not shake hands

IND vs PAK Under-19: Today in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025, the teams of India and Pakistan are facing each other at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai. This match was not limited to just the thrill of cricket, but once again ‘no-handshake’ was seen in the match. Following the lead of the senior team, Indian Under-19 team captain Ayush Mhatre also did not shake hands with the Pakistan captain at the time of the toss.

‘Distance’ seen at the time of toss

In this high-voltage match of Group A, the toss took place after rain. When Indian captain Ayush Mhatre and Pakistani captain Farhan Yusuf came on the pitch for the toss, all eyes were on both the captains. Both the young captains neither shook hands with each other nor made any eye-contact.

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India U19 have been asked to bat first. The match has been reduced to 49-overs-per-side due to rain.

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After winning the toss, Farhan Yusuf decided to bowl first and without making eye contact he handed the microphone to Mhatre and went straight towards the dugout. It is reminiscent of the ‘no-handshake’ practice in senior cricket a few months ago, which was introduced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the Pahalgam terror attack. Indian players did not join hands with Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025.

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India ahead in the match

Due to rain, this match was reduced to 49-49 overs. After losing the toss, the Indian team came to bat first and gave a target of 241 runs to Pakistan. For India, Aaron George scored 85 runs and Kanishka Chauhan scored 46 runs. In the run chase, Pakistan team has scored 145 runs after losing 9 wickets and the match is almost out of their hands.