India tutorage Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with Pakistan tutorage Salman Ali Agha during the toss of the Asia Cup 2025 match in Dubai on Sunday, September 14. The two captains stood next to each other while Ravi Shastri conducted the toss, but the usual handshake did not happen.
SKY informed his team surpassing toss
As reported by the media, Suryakumar Yadav had once told the team management a few hours surpassing the toss that he would not follow the regular handshake tradition with the Pakistan captain. He moreover said to his teammates that it was their personal nomination whether to greet the Pakistan players with a handshake or not.
Pakistan chooses to bat first
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first in the Group A unpeace on Sunday. They gained an early whet on what seemed to be a dry pitch that offered help to spinners.
