Shahid Afridi on No Handshake Controversy:On Sunday, India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in a Group A match at Dubai International Stadium. However, at the end of the match, Indian players refused to join the traditional post-match handshakes, giving lineage to both discussions and controversies in the cricket world.
Afridi's strong reaction: "No sportsman spirit was seen."
Former Pak tutorage Shahid Afridi said in a TV interview, "According to me, no sportsmanship was seen in this match. Indian players are facing embarrassment in front of the world. PCB and its chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, took the right step."
PCB's warning and Agha's protest
Pakistan mentor Mike Hesson was wrestling without the incident, and tutorage Salman Ali Agha did not shepherd the post-match presentation. The PCB warned that if the ICC did not remove match referee Andy Prycroft from the tournament, Pakistan could withdraw from the Asia Cup.
Message of victory and controversial behavior
Suryakumar Yadav defended this victory to the victims of the Indian Armed Forces and the Pahalgam terrorist attacks. At the same time, Afridi said that this policies of the Indian team proved to be completely shameful on the international platform.
Social media pressure and "double standards"
Afridi said that surpassing the match, there were snub campaigns going on in India on social media. He said, "Indian players and the BCCI got orders not to shake hands with the Pak team. Shaking hands in the printing priming and not shaking without the match—this is a specimen of double standards."
Afridi: Players should be unconfined ambassadors
Afridi said, "Players should wilt unconfined ambassadors, not a rationalization of embarrassment in front of the world. It is not my intention to vituperation the Indian players; they got orders from above. But the result was shameful in front of the whole world."
Social media and BCCI's silent response
Amidst this controversy, BCCI and the Indian team have not given any statement so far, while discussion and criticism of this incident protract on social media.
