handshake controversy

Harbhajan Singh shakes hands with Pakistan bowler in Abu Dhabi T10 league, see pics

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh shook hands with Pakistan bowler Shahnawaz Dahani during the Abu Dhabi T10 League. The Aspin Stallions captain exchanged pleasantries with Dahani after his team’s match against Northern Warriors on Wednesday, November 19, at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. The handshake is notable amid strained India-Pakistan relations following the Pahalgam attack earlier […]

No handshake! India A skip handshakes with Pakistan Shaheens at Rising Stars Asia Cup | Cricket News

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 […]

Sahibzada Farhan sparks outrage again with gun-firing pose weeks after ICC warning | Cricket News

Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan Sahibzada Farhan continues to spark controversy despite ICC warnings. The Pakistan batter, who faced widespread criticism for his gun-firing celebration during the Asia Cup clash against India, has reignited the debate by repeating the act during a recent promotional shoot. Images from the shoot quickly went viral, drawing renewed attention to his […]

PCB responds, says ICC protocols allow media managers to use cameras

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday defended its media manager filming a meeting between match referee Andy Pycroft and team officials ahead of their Asia Cup game against UAE, maintaining that the action was within ICC protocols. On Thursday, ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta had written to the PCB citing “multiple violations” of the Players and […]

Handshake controversy: ICC officially rejects PCB’s demand to remove match referee Andy Pycroft

The International Cricket Council (ICC ) on Tuesday officially rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) demand to remove match referee Andy Pycroft from the panel of officials for the Asia Cup 2025. What’s ‘no handshake controversy’? The Indian players’ refusal to exchange handshakes with their Pakistani counterparts after an Asia Cup clash in Dubai on […]

Asia Cup drama: How Pakistan captain protested after India’s refusal to shake hands in Dubai | Cricket News

Pakistan team after the match in Dubai. (Pic credit: Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India’s commanding seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday may have looked routine on the scoreboard, but the aftermath turned the Dubai International Stadium into the stage of a diplomatic drama. Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha refused to attend […]