India’s victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super Fours clash in Dubai was marred by a handshake controversy, with Indian players, including Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Tilak Varma, avoiding customary post-match greetings with the Pakistani side for the second time in the tournament. The standoff between the two teams escalated following Pakistan’s earlier boycott threat over alleged instructions from match referee Andy Pycroft to avoid handshakes after the Pahalgam terror attack, despite the ICC rejecting PCB’s complaints and denying any apology from Pycroft, indicating that the controversy shows no signs of cooling down.
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India Refused Handshakes Again After Beating Pakistan in Asia Cup Super Fours
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