India beat Pakistan on Sunday with seven wickets in Dubai, but what happened after the game is what everyone spoke.
The Asia Cup 2025 collision ended without smiling, without handshake, and without Pakistan Captain Agha Salman appeared for the presentation after the game.
The atmosphere was already tense before the first ball was bent. Pahalgam’s terror attack still weighed heavily and many wondered if this competition should even continue.
When it did, the game took place in full silence. There was no chatter between players, and when India sealed the victory, the men in blue walked directly into their dressing room without exchanging a word with Pakistan.
The moment was uncomfortable. The players of Pakistan were waiting in a row for the usual handshake, but India did not oblige.
That cold shoulder wore in the presentation. While the player of the match Kuldeep Yadav and the Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav appeared, Agha Salman was missing.
Reports suggested that the snub from India left the Pakistan camp unhappy. Pakistan coach Mike Hesson later said: “We were ready to shake hands, disappointed opposition didn’t.”
Sources indicated that this was the reason that Salman chose to completely skip the ceremony.
Eventually India took the points, Pakistan remained ashamed and the prince after the game made the rivalry sharper than ever.
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