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India A captain Jitesh Sharma At the Rising Stars Asia Cup in Doha on Sunday, the India A vs Pakistan Shaheens match began with no handshake between the two teams after the national anthems. The India A team did not shake hands with Pakistan Shaheens, continuing the pattern seen earlier this year when the senior…
Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team (ANI) New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Monday clarified that it would not prevent its senior and junior men’s and women’s teams from shaking hands or exchanging high-fives with Pakistan sides in future international competitions and multisport events. The clarification followed controversy over India’s junior hockey players indulging in high-fives…
India (in white) and Pakistan (in green) before their Sultan of Johor Cup match. (Screenshot) The Indian junior men’s hockey team players demonstrated sportsmanship by exchanging pleasantries with their Pakistani counterparts during the Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia on Tuesday, contrasting with the recent “no handshake” incidents between the countries’ cricket teams following security…
Guwahati: India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur with Deepti Sharma celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Anushka Sanjeewani during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 match between India and Sri Lanka, at ACA Stadium, Barsapara, in Guwahati. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI09_30_2025_000586A) As the countdown begins for the India-Pakistan women’s cricket match in the ongoing Women’s Cricket World…
India vs Bangladesh (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) There was palpable anticipation on social media about whether India and Bangladesh players would skip the customary post-match handshakes after their Asia Cup Super Four clash in Dubai on Wednesday. However, a photo taken by TimesofIndia.com reporter Pratyush Raj from the ground quickly confirmed there was no…
India captain greets Oman counterpart (PTI Photo) The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday witnessed a warm and memorable moment at the toss ahead of India’s first-ever international clash with Oman. India captain Suryakumar Yadav not only shook hands with Oman skipper Jatinder Singh but also embraced him, a gesture that stood out…
The incident occurred after India’s seven-wicket victory, when the team declined to shake hands with Pakistani players in solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has escalated tensions with India by demanding the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft following a controversial handshake refusal…
NEW DELHI: India’s thumping seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash in Dubai has been overshadowed by controversy, with the post-match scene sparking heated debate. Indian players, led by skipper Suryakumar Yadav, walked straight to their dressing room without shaking hands with their Pakistani counterparts — breaking a long-standing cricketing…
India vs Pakistan (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: A few days ago, R Ashwin cheekily suggested that South Africa be thrown into the Asia Cup mix and the event be rechristened the Afro-Asia Cup, just to inject some real competition. After Sunday, he may have had a point.On Sunday, under the sweltering Dubai heat, the…
