No Handshakes After India Beat Pakistan At Asia Cup

Asia Cup, Group A, Dubai

Pakistan 127-9 (20 overs): Farhan 40 (44); Kuldeep 3-18

India 131-3 (15.5 overs): Suryakumar 47* (37)

India won by 7 wickets

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India and Pakistan cricketers did not shingle hands aft their first gathering since nan conflict betwixt nan 2 nations earlier this year, pinch India winning nan Asia Cup necktie by 7 wickets.

India cruised location pinch 25 balls to spare successful pursuit of 128, aft which skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who was unbeaten connected 47, and batting partner Shivam Dube instantly near nan field.

Pakistan's players appeared to locomotion towards India's dugout erstwhile they near nan section but nan India players had already returned to nan dressing room.

There was besides nary handshake betwixt Suryakumar and Pakistan skipper Salman Agha astatine nan flip successful Dubai.

Suryakumar was not asked straight astir nan conflict aliases deficiency of handshakes astatine nan post-match presentation, but said nan triumph was a "perfect return gift to India".

After his last question, he added: "We guidelines by pinch nan victims and families of nan panic onslaught and definitive our solidarity.

"We want to dedicate today's triumph to each of our equipped forces who showed a batch of bravery."

No Pakistan players said astatine nan presentation.

India and Pakistan engaged successful a four-day subject conflict successful April pursuing a deadly militant onslaught connected visitors successful India-administered Kashmir.

India blamed Pakistan for nan onslaught - which Pakistan denied - and past launched aerial strikes wrong Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, pinch Pakistan firing missiles back.

It was nan worst subject confrontation betwixt nan neighbouring countries successful decades, pinch dozens of group killed.

The countries already did not play each different successful cricket different than astatine world events. There were calls for nan Asia Cup to beryllium cancelled aliases nan lucifer boycotted, but it went ahead.

Strained relations betwixt India and Pakistan person agelong impacted cricket.

Their erstwhile gathering successful February astatine nan Champions Trophy was held successful Dubai because India refused to recreation to Pakistan – nan tournament's hosts.

It was announced successful June that Sri Lanka will big Pakistan's matches astatine nan Women's World Cup, which originates later this month.

That tourney was primitively expected to beryllium held wholly successful India but nan schedule was changed now neither state will recreation to nan different for an International Cricket Council event.

India and Pakistan could yet meet again successful this Asia Cup should some sides advancement to nan second stages.

Away from nan controversy, India were commanding winners.

Pakistan opener Saim Ayub was caught astatine backward constituent from nan first morganatic transportation of nan lucifer and Mohammad Haris was taken astatine heavy quadrate limb disconnected Jasprit Bumrah's bowling successful nan 2nd over.

Pakistan steadied somewhat to 45-2 but mislaid their adjacent 5 wickets for 38 runs arsenic India's spinners took clasp successful nan mediate overs.

Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav took 3-18, left-arm spinner Axar Patel 2-18, and Pakistan were floundering astatine 83-7 until Shaheen Afridi clubbed 33 not retired precocious on.

Still, nan 127 full was ever good beneath par.

India opener Abhishek Sharma charged nan first shot of nan chase, bowled by Shaheen, to return 4 and lifted nan 2nd complete screen for six.

Spinner Ayub had India's Test skipper Shubman Gill stumped for 10, Abhishek caught astatine long-off for 31, and Tilak Varma bowled for nan aforesaid score, but India still secured their 2nd triumph from 2 matches pinch easiness erstwhile Suryakumar heaved a six complete mid-wicket.