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No Handshake Between India, Pakistan Captains Before T20 World Cup Clash
- On Sunday in Colombo, India captain Suryakumar Yadav declined to shake hands with Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha at the toss before their ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 match, and both spoke with the match referee while avoiding the customary handshake.
- India's no‑handshake stance, adopted after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, has been consistently applied since the Asia Cup 2025 when India players avoided handshakes with the Pakistan team.
- Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha urged the match be played in the spirit of the game and said handshakes would be left to the players, while India made two XI changes, bringing in Abhishek Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav for Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh.
- The incident highlighted cold diplomatic relations and followed Pakistan's boycott threat reversed after talks with the International Cricket Council, while both captains stayed professional and focused on tactics.
- Longstanding diplomatic strains mean the teams no longer play bilateral series and now meet mainly at neutral ICC venues, with Sunday's match their first meeting since last year's Asia Cup.
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