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It's dissapointing to see a cricket match getting tied to this. Also, not sure what else referee could have done. He did the right thing by informing Pakistan about it in advance to avoid a weird situaion. Having said that why will Pakistani team will be waiting to shake hands after being informed in advance. Some thing seems off here.
 
On Indian cricketers refusing to shake hands with Pakistani cricketers during yesterday's match, former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team Sourav Ganguly says, "The team did what it thought. Terrorism should not happen. Be it India, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine, Qatar. What happened in Bangladesh should not happen. Sports is different. Not everyone plays sports and the majority of people who get killed are not sportsmen. They are normal people. So I think this should not happen."

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Pretty clear he doesn’t support India’s stance here.
 
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It's dissapointing to see a cricket match getting tied to this. Also, not sure what else referee could have done. He did the right thing by informing Pakistan about it in advance to avoid a weird situaion. Having said that why will Pakistani team will be waiting to shake hands after being informed in advance. Some thing seems off here.
I agree

The handshake thing isn’t an issue. It’s fine if someone doesn’t want to shake your hand. Who cares?

The issue IMO was the b.s interview the captain gave at the presentation ceremony

I think Pakistan captain’s from now on should dedicate all of their wins to Pakistan armed forces and their excellent work defending the country from Indian terrorism.
 
Funny, how u went into hiding after pehalgam but came running after last night crickets win...

You can go social media to learn about andy pycroft.
All the tall claims that Pakistan makes are based on random social media posts.
 
So Pakistanis now trying to shift the focus from their performance doing this. Actually they should boycott and leave that might leave them with atleast a few shreds of dignity
 
On Indian cricketers refusing to shake hands with Pakistani cricketers during yesterday's match, former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team Sourav Ganguly says, "The team did what it thought. Terrorism should not happen. Be it India, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine, Qatar. What happened in Bangladesh should not happen. Sports is different. Not everyone plays sports and the majority of people who get killed are not sportsmen. They are normal people. So I think this should not happen."

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Pretty clear he doesn’t support India’s stance here.

See how Ganguly is using his own mind to form his own assessment of the situation. The way an independent mind is supposed to work.

So refreshing and unlike the bcci bots here parroting state propaganda.
 
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I agree

The handshake thing isn’t an issue. It’s fine if someone doesn’t want to shake your hand. Who cares?

The issue IMO was the b.s interview the captain gave at the presentation ceremony

I think Pakistan captain’s from now on should dedicate all of their wins to Pakistan armed forces and their excellent work defending the country from Indian terrorism.
No issues with that. Pakistan can dedicate to armed forces and terrorism all they like.

India didn't even mention Pakistan.

Why are Pakistanis getting pressed? Guilty much?
 
Suryakumar Yadav won’t accept trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi if India wins, says report

“Few things in life are above a sportsman’s spirit. We stand with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and dedicate this victory to our Armed Forces,” India captain Suryakumar Yadav told a Pakistani journalist, setting the tone for what could be one of the most controversial Asia Cup finals in recent memory. Reports suggest that Yadav will not accept the winner’s trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi if India clinches the title on September 28.

The controversy erupted after Indian players refrained from exchanging handshakes with their Pakistani counterparts following Sunday’s seven-wicket win, an act that has reignited Indo-Pak tensions in cricket. The PCB, angered by the episode, has demanded the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft, holding him responsible for the incident. PTI reports that the board lodged a formal complaint with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the International Cricket Council (ICC).


 
@Rana @TexasRattlesnake You guys really need to stop. The truth is, both countries suffered in that war, and no one’s gaining a thing from this pointless back-and-forth.
Throwing below-the-belt remarks about each other’s nations isn’t going to achieve anything.

A handshake not happening? It’s not the end of the world.
It’s happened in cricket before, it doesn’t make anyone small or big.
If our players choose not to shake hands, that’s their personal decision.

As for paying tribute to the Pahalgam victims and the army—that’s their call too.
If Pakistanis want to see that as some political move, then let’s not forget:
Pakistan’s own Faheem Ashraf once posted a twisted comment about sindoor—wasn’t that political?
Or when a team wins a match and drags religion into it—how is that any better?

What’s done is done. Pakistani fans should be backing their players for the next game,
and we should focus on cricket too—
because this isn’t a war zone, it’s a cricket forum, and the decorum needs to stay that way.
 
Why did they even bother to turn up to play if they were going to be doing all this if they were so passionate and patriotic. Their plan was always to try humiliate Pakistan from the DJ
playing a Bollywood song rather than Pakistan's national anthem to the match referee pestering Agha not to shake hands with Sky.

Should've just done what their seniors did earlier this year in the WCL, refuse to play rather than being childish by locking up yourself in the changing room while the opposition waits for you on the field just makes yourself look so petty and miserable.
 
Suryakumar Yadav won’t accept trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi if India wins, says report

“Few things in life are above a sportsman’s spirit. We stand with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and dedicate this victory to our Armed Forces,” India captain Suryakumar Yadav told a Pakistani journalist, setting the tone for what could be one of the most controversial Asia Cup finals in recent memory. Reports suggest that Yadav will not accept the winner’s trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi if India clinches the title on September 28.

The controversy erupted after Indian players refrained from exchanging handshakes with their Pakistani counterparts following Sunday’s seven-wicket win, an act that has reignited Indo-Pak tensions in cricket. The PCB, angered by the episode, has demanded the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft, holding him responsible for the incident. PTI reports that the board lodged a formal complaint with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the International Cricket Council (ICC).



They are genuinely setting themselves up for serious embarrassment if they lose the next match and/or the final (if both teams make it).

Better be clinical.
 
My 2 cents on the entire "no handshake" saga.

The entire episode is extremely petty on Indian side. I mean Asia Cup is already a petty tournament so if the national aura of Indians were damaged they should have simply boycotted the tournament to send through a message. A boycott would have been a much stronger statement as it would completely impact the pockets of ICC and also Pakistan cricket would have hurt as revenues would be petty to be shared amongst participants. From every aspect I look at this incident it really comes across as petty from Indians. I legit believe had India boycotted the tournament the sponsors and ACC (even with Mohsin Naqvi as ACC President) would have been forced to have Pakistan quit the tournament with a fee rather than India boycott it and that would have been a much stronger response.

This saga takes away the spotlight from the real subject matter which is cricket. Post 2022 Pakistan cricket and Pakistan country as a nation has nosedived in spectacular fashion. The kind of corruption, nepotism, favouritism and ethnic selections over the years have actually ruined our grassroot cricket. The cancellation of 6 team domestic setup is such a bad move as with much written about it already. The funny thing is that this was done to employ more domestic cricketers and help them earn livelihood which is such a pathetic mindset as PCB is not a charity organisation or a wellfare company to provide employments. They need the best in country to play against the best in the country with limited number of teams attracting the top talent, but now we have best in country playing a fruit seller in a 4 day game whereby the top domestic talent is making same money as that part-time fruit seller ensuring our domestic cricket is ruined as well. I can talk about other elements of how our cricket is ruined as well from grassroot level but this post is not about that.

Bottomline is that if one golden question can be answered in Pakistan cricket then most of our issues can be resolved. The question is: "How did XYZ got selected in the squad?". Replace XYZ with Nawaz, Faheem, Haris, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, etc and you'd not know the answer to this golden question.
 
Afridi was spot on with 'chotay log' comment.

This wouldn't have happened under Kohli and other players of previous generation who aren't brainwashed by their media. Expect more such antics from this chapri Surya and others.

I think Pehelgam attackers weren't caught. Do these chapris think Salman Agha carried out that operation ? :yk
 

The iconic Mohammad Amir umpire

This guy umpire’s nowhere. I’ve hardly ever seen him in league’s or other ODI/Test matches

Yet somehow he’s don’t more India/Pak games than anyone else I can remember!
Was it just me, or did the umpires seem biased toward India? It felt like every time India appealed, the finger went up—even though two calls were clearly missing the stumps and had to be overturned. But when Pakistan was bowling, there was an LBW shout that looked even closer than India’s, yet the umpire didn’t give it.
 
Why shouldn't we honor the victims of terror at at any opportunity we Indians get.

100% should be honoured, as what happened to them was horrible and disturbing.

But will SKY come out with the same language if they lose the next game against Pakistan? Will he say "We dedicate this loss to our brave armed forces who took part in Operation Sindoor"?

If you can back it up with wins then you're good, otherwise the embarrassment will be SKY high. This is what happens when you connect wins and losses to honouring victims of terrible attacks.
 
100% should be honoured, as what happened to them was horrible and disturbing.

But will SKY come out with the same language if they lose the next game against Pakistan? Will he say "We dedicate this loss to our brave armed forces who took part in Operation Sindoor"?

If you can back it up with wins then you're good, otherwise the embarrassment will be SKY high. This is what happens when you connect wins and losses to honouring victims of terrible attacks.
Did Rizwan dedicate all of Pakistan's defeat to the people of Gaza?

Stop embarassing yourself with silly questions just like PCB

:klopp :kp
 
Afridi was spot on with 'chotay log' comment.

This wouldn't have happened under Kohli and other players of previous generation who aren't brainwashed by their media. Expect more such antics from this chapri Surya and others.

I think Pehelgam attackers weren't caught. Do these chapris think Salman Agha carried out that operation ? :yk
They were all killed lol.
 
They wanted the boycott, but when their own government gave them a huge dana to play, they had to find this handshake excuse to look like a desh bhakt.. Successfully completed the mission here... That is what they can do the most
 
Did Rizwan dedicate all of Pakistan's defeat to the people of Gaza?

Stop embarassing yourself with silly questions just like PCB

:klopp :kp

Rizwan didn't think his opponent was responsible for what's happening in Gaza. He was just being an attention-seeker as usual.

SKY and India's situation is different.

Let's see what happens but it will be quite awkward if Pakistan wins the next game.
 
Rizwan didn't think his opponent was responsible for what's happening in Gaza. He was just being an attention-seeker as usual.

SKY and India's situation is different.

Let's see what happens but it will be quite awkward if Pakistan wins the next game.
Sky hasn't mentioned anyone name neither he blamed anyone.

Situation is not different

:klopp :kp
 
How can PCB expecting to Indian player to shake hands with Pakistani cricketers? as their own past Chairman Zaka Ashraf termed India as Dushman Mulk
 
Was it just me, or did the umpires seem biased toward India? It felt like every time India appealed, the finger went up—even though two calls were clearly missing the stumps and had to be overturned. But when Pakistan was bowling, there was an LBW shout that looked even closer than India’s, yet the umpire didn’t give it.
100% was baised he was the same umpire who had previously umpired this kind of match.
 
Was it just me, or did the umpires seem biased toward India? It felt like every time India appealed, the finger went up—even though two calls were clearly missing the stumps and had to be overturned. But when Pakistan was bowling, there was an LBW shout that looked even closer than India’s, yet the umpire didn’t give it.

Yes. He seemed biased.

Shouldn't officiate again. Garbage umpire.
 
Firstly, I don’t really care about handshakes. It’s an etiquette thing. If your opposition has none, it’s cool - but recognise who they are. It’s probably better for the team as I was a bit sick and tired of babar and Rizwan fanboying over kohli.

Secondly, all it really does is highlight what a beating India took back in June. They feel the need to make a statement because they recognise their inadequacies. We’ve moved on. Take down 6 jets, and life goes on.

Thirdly, I don’t necessarily want Pakistan to act like India did, but I do want the PCB to recognise that the health of your team gives India an opportunity to try (yes try) to show some superiority somewhere. Don’t give them that option. Invest in your cricket - this point was very eloquently put by Ahmed Shehzad yesterday.
 
I am not a blind nationalist like you. If a Bangladeshi umpire is incompetent, I would call that out.

I don't jump around like a monkey to defend my country blindly. That's the Indian specialty. :inti
You have no option because Bangladeshi are pathetic in cricket. :klopp :kp
 
Good job by Sky, BCCI and Indian Govt. Glad they all are on same page. No need of a handshake with ambassadors of an enemy state. This Asia cup is a necessity because of the future obligation of hosting some grand sporting events. The team is here to play and move on. No cuddles anymore with Pak players. That time is long gone.
 
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I originally boycotted this match :) but later checked out the highlights and Surya’s press conference.


Some Pakistani fans seem upset about his comments, but let’s look at what he actually said. He dedicated the win to the victims of Pahalgam and to the armed forces. Nowhere did he mention “Pakistan.”

Are people suggesting innocent people didn’t die in Pehelgam?


To put it in perspective: if a Pakistan captain tomorrow were to dedicate a win to civilians lost in KPK/Balochistan and to the soldiers fighting terrorism, I don’t think most Indians would have an issue with that.

Whether one side accuses the other of sponsoring terrorism is a separate debate. But as long as Surya didn’t explicitly point fingers at Pakistan, I don’t see the problem.


On the handshake issue — I feel a formal handshake would have been appropriate, since the match went ahead despite the tensions. It’s part of sporting protocol. I can understand if players avoided those who have made racist or below-the-belt remarks like the Faheem Ashraf types.

To me, a handshake in sports simply means: “Whatever personal or political issues exist, we will still play fair and within the rules.” You don’t have to like the opposition, but that is mandatory sport etiquette that doesn’t need a special law. Even boxers and fighters shake hands and bow before they beat the crap out of each other.
 
I originally boycotted this match :) but later checked out the highlights and Surya’s press conference.


Some Pakistani fans seem upset about his comments, but let’s look at what he actually said. He dedicated the win to the victims of Pahalgam and to the armed forces. Nowhere did he mention “Pakistan.”

Are people suggesting innocent people didn’t die in Pehelgam?


To put it in perspective: if a Pakistan captain tomorrow were to dedicate a win to civilians lost in KPK/Balochistan and to the soldiers fighting terrorism, I don’t think most Indians would have an issue with that.

Whether one side accuses the other of sponsoring terrorism is a separate debate. But as long as Surya didn’t explicitly point fingers at Pakistan, I don’t see the problem.


On the handshake issue — I feel a formal handshake would have been appropriate, since the match went ahead despite the tensions. It’s part of sporting protocol. I can understand if players avoided those who have made racist or below-the-belt remarks like the Faheem Ashraf types.

To me, a handshake in sports simply means: “Whatever personal or political issues exist, we will still play fair and within the rules.” You don’t have to like the opposition, but that is mandatory sport etiquette that doesn’t need a special law. Even boxers and fighters shake hands and bow before they beat the crap out of each other.
Indians are still butt hurt about Afridis Kahsmir comments, so plz
 
I am not a blind nationalist like you. If a Bangladeshi umpire is incompetent, I would call that out.

I don't jump around like a monkey to defend my countrymen blindly. I am not like you Indians. :inti
But why is the Bangladeshi Umpire biased against Pakistan especially considering that India is now thought of as an enemy in Bangladesh.
 
But why is the Bangladeshi Umpire biased against Pakistan especially considering that India is now thought of as an enemy in Bangladesh.
Not biased, just a garbo umpire by default. But probably is officiating cause no umpire wants to be caught up in Bcci vs PCB drama.

I mean a guy who never stepped foot inside a country is now being banned from said country 🤣🤣.
 
But why is the Bangladeshi Umpire biased against Pakistan especially considering that India is now thought of as an enemy in Bangladesh.
I think the Bangladeshi umpire wanted Pakistan to get a move on and was bored with dot balls and the auraless battinng. I don’t think he gave Shaheen out did he?😅 if anything I think he was trying to do Pakistan a solid as every batsmen looked scratchy 👍
 
Indians are still butt hurt about Afridis Kahsmir comments, so plz
Correct example. Afridi is an extremely racist and bigoted guy as confirmed by Kaneria and Shoaib Akthar. Obviously he even made such statements on Tv himself for which there is live proof. As I said if players refuse to shake hands with such characters it would be justified. I remember Scotland team not shaking hands with that Nepal bowler.
 
Indian Punjab CM criticises Indian team for not shaking hand with Pakistani team

Indian Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has criticised Indian team over not shaking hand with Pakistani team at the end of the group match of Asia Cup 2025 on the last Sunday.

Talking to the media, Bhagwant Mann questioned that did you win the operation Sindoor by not shaking hand with the Pakistani team?

The Indian Punjab CM said “Indian team play the match against Pakistan only because Indian Interior Minister Amit Shah son is an ICC Chief.”

Taking the Indian government to task, he said “It blocks Pakistani actor film in India but they play match against Pakistan as the ICC Chief is son of Amit Shah.”

He asked the Indian government “When they can play the match against Pakistan why do they stop Indian Sikhs visiting Kartarpur?”


 
Indian Punjab CM criticises Indian team for not shaking hand with Pakistani team

Indian Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has criticised Indian team over not shaking hand with Pakistani team at the end of the group match of Asia Cup 2025 on the last Sunday.

Talking to the media, Bhagwant Mann questioned that did you win the operation Sindoor by not shaking hand with the Pakistani team?

The Indian Punjab CM said “Indian team play the match against Pakistan only because Indian Interior Minister Amit Shah son is an ICC Chief.”

Taking the Indian government to task, he said “It blocks Pakistani actor film in India but they play match against Pakistan as the ICC Chief is son of Amit Shah.”

He asked the Indian government “When they can play the match against Pakistan why do they stop Indian Sikhs visiting Kartarpur?”


Fake news. No such statement was ever made. Cry-baby Pakistanis can’t digest the routine thrashings India hands them — in war, in cricket, and in life — so they cook up sympathy tales. Obsessed with handshakes and speeches, while their cricket team, army, and economy are all in free fall with zero hope of recovery.
 
Players are required to play the game within the spirit of cricket, which includes showing respect to your opposition and thanking them after the game. It's pretty clear that the Indian team didn't follow that therefore should be fined, seems pretty simple to me.
 
I would immediately send Shahid Afridi to UAE as a team mentor.
He himself was quite mediocre against India and failed in the biggest matches.

Now someone will quote the few good performances he has against India. This guy played 20 years against India. Obviously there will be some good performances in between.

But his overall stats are poor.

ODI - batting average 25.40, bowling average 60.52
T20s - batting average 7.57, bowling average 52.25

decent test stats but then he didn't play them post 2007 when the ind team became real good and became no 1
 
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has addressed the controversy following the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match:

"I can only say that India won handsomely. It was a thumping victory for the Indian team. Nothing more. Nothing less. That's all. India won the match so comfortably. We should be enjoying that rather than focusing on all that noise created by some third party or hostile countries. We should not be bothered by it. Instead, we should appreciate and feel proud of our boys for doing so well. We hope the winning momentum will continue till the last match of this tournament,"
 
Fake news. No such statement was ever made. Cry-baby Pakistanis can’t digest the routine thrashings India hands them — in war, in cricket, and in life — so they cook up sympathy tales. Obsessed with handshakes and speeches, while their cricket team, army, and economy are all in free fall with zero hope of recovery.
Not sure about his comment on the handshake, but he did make a statement about Amit Shah and Diljit Singh's movie featuring @Bhaijaan's, @RizwanT20Champ's and @TexasRattlesnake's favorite, Hania Amir. :yk :inti

Cricket can wait, faith can’t: Punjab CM Mann hits out at Centre​

On Sunday, the Union government refused permission to Sikh jathas to visit Pakistan, citing security concerns. The ministry of external affairs, in a letter to the chief secretaries of Punjab and neighbouring states, stated that the current security situation between India and Pakistan made it unsafe for pilgrims to travel.​


Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday hit out at the BJP-led central government for refusing permission to Sikh jathas (groups of pilgrims) to visit Pakistan for the Sikhism founder, Guru Nanak’s Parkash Gurpurab in November, accusing the government of “double standards.”

Questioning the Centre’s advisory, Mann asked when a cricket match between India and Pakistan was allowed during the Asia Cup, why the Sikh jathas were being denied the opportunity to pay obeisance at their shrines. He said that it was difficult to understand whether the BJP’s policy was against Pakistan or against its own people, alleging that the decision reflected their ‘hostile attitude’ towards Punjab.

“They should either allow all kinds of engagements with Pakistan or stop everything. The release of films has been halted, and jathas have not been allowed to go to Pakistan due to deteriorating ties between the two nations. Yet, cricket matches have been allowed with Pakistan because ‘bade sahib ka ladla’ heads the cricket body,” he said in a dig at Union home minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah.

India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai on Sunday when the arch-rivals faced off for the first time since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, and the subsequent military strikes by India targeting terror hideouts across the border. The match became a flashpoint of intense debate, with political parties, leaders, and the kin of the Pahalgam victims demanding a boycott of the clash due to cross-border links of the dastardly terror act.


On Sunday, the Union government refused permission to Sikh jathas to visit Pakistan, citing security concerns. The ministry of external affairs, in a letter to the chief secretaries of Punjab and neighbouring states, stated that the current security situation between India and Pakistan made it unsafe for pilgrims to travel.


 
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has addressed the controversy following the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match:

"I can only say that India won handsomely. It was a thumping victory for the Indian team. Nothing more. Nothing less. That's all. India won the match so comfortably. We should be enjoying that rather than focusing on all that noise created by some third party or hostile countries. We should not be bothered by it. Instead, we should appreciate and feel proud of our boys for doing so well. We hope the winning momentum will continue till the last match of this tournament,"
Did the BCCI Secretary in his statement not mention whether he has the testicular fortitude, as hosts of the Asia Cup, to sideline this hostile country from the tournament ?

What's the point of this bombast when you are sharing a cricket field with this hostile country again and again and again ?

PCB is still getting its cut from the tournament regardless of whether Yadav chooses to stick his hand out or not.
 
Did the BCCI Secretary in his statement not mention whether he has the testicular fortitude, as hosts of the Asia Cup, to sideline this hostile country from the tournament ?

What's the point of this bombast when you are sharing a cricket field with this hostile country again and again and again ?

PCB is still getting its cut from the tournament regardless of whether Yadav chooses to stick his hand out or not.
I see your highlight comment multiple times so let's me show you the mirror.

Do you know that before the 2023 World Cup, Pakistan chairman Zaka Ashraf openly called India an "enemy country" in front of the media, yet sent the Pakistan team to play in India and he himself came to India to watch the enemy country match and eat biryani.

:klopp :kp
 
Did the BCCI Secretary in his statement not mention whether he has the testicular fortitude, as hosts of the Asia Cup, to sideline this hostile country from the tournament ?

What's the point of this bombast when you are sharing a cricket field with this hostile country again and again and again ?

PCB is still getting its cut from the tournament regardless of whether Yadav chooses to stick his hand out or not.
Does the ACC cum PCB chairman have the same testicular fortitude to reprimand and take action on Indian team for humiliating Pakistan team off field?.

FYKI decision on a particular teams participation or sidelining lies with ACC board and chairman and in this case it's your own Naqvi saab..

PCB is still getting its cut from the tournament regardless of whether Yadav chooses to stick his hand out or not.
So indirectly saying that Pakistani cricketers doesn't have self respect and wag their tails where money is thrown?
 
Look, I get that it might sound hypocritical at first glance, but let’s be real...tournaments like the Asia Cup only generate massive profits because of the India vs Pakistan match. Without that one game, the entire tournament’s commercial appeal is almost gone. Broadcasters, sponsors, advertisers everyone’s eyes are on that clash.

Now, for the BCCI, the money from the Asia Cup is honestly peanuts compared to what they earn from the IPL or even bilateral series with Australia/England. But here’s the thing: for other Asian boards like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, UAE, HongKong or Afghanistan, this revenue is vital. It literally keeps their cricket afloat.

That’s why the BCCI still agrees to play in these events despite all the political noise and criticism back home. They understand their presence, and especially the Indo-Pak game, sustains the tournament and by extension helps the financial health of Asian cricket.

So in reality, it’s less about “hypocrisy” and more about responsibility. India doesn’t play Pakistan bilaterally for political reasons, sure, but in multi-nation tournaments, they bite the bullet. It’s an unspoken compromise: the tournament survives, the other boards get financial support, and India maintains its stance on avoiding direct bilateral ties.
That's not the argument India makes publicly though. Firstly, nobody can credibly believe that BCCI is bound by altruistic concerns over the financial sustainability of other Asian boards. If that was true, BCCI would've long consented to changes to ICC's revenue distribution model, setting up a Test Fund etc.

Continuing to funnel money to the Asian boards is driven by political motives - buying support for India's agenda in overhauling the cricket structure to align with its interests. That's not a criticism.

What I'm critical of is India orchestrating these half-baked dramas where it blasts Pakistan as a hostile country in its statements, bans Pakistanis from the IPL and has an unofficial ban on them playing for Indian-owned franchises, orders its players to refuse handshakes, make it a nightmare to enter India for ICC events etc.

Yet India is happy to rig ICC/ACC draws to guarantee Indo-Pak contests, continually invite Pakistan to hosted tournaments, share a cricket field, and ensure PCB can keep the lights on by contributing to its overwhelmingly biggest source of revenue.

No bilateral cricket is problematic for PCB but not bankrupting. So what punishment are you meting out ? I'd love this "punishment" where my enemy is still paying my bills. The Indian public is being played for like fools.
 
Does the ACC cum PCB chairman have the same testicular fortitude to reprimand and take action on Indian team for humiliating Pakistan team off field?.

FYKI decision on a particular teams participation or sidelining lies with ACC board and chairman and in this case it's your own Naqvi saab..


So indirectly saying that Pakistani cricketers doesn't have self respect and wag their tails where money is thrown?
I've already said Naqvi is a self-serving charlatan. If PCB was run by semi-competent administrators and didn't spend money on hare-brained schemes - it wouldn't be so dependent on revenues from events like the Asia Cup.

Otherwise they would rightly exit this Indian political circus masquerading as a cricket tournament.
 
I see your highlight comment multiple times so let's me show you the mirror.

Do you know that before the 2023 World Cup, Pakistan chairman Zaka Ashraf openly called India an "enemy country" in front of the media, yet sent the Pakistan team to play in India and he himself came to India to watch the enemy country match and eat biryani.

:klopp :kp
I knew someone would raise that comment.

If a country suspends all bilateral cricket for over a decade, bans Pakistanis from IPL, has an unofficial ban on Pakistanis playing for Indian-owned franchises, hinder the entry of Pakistanis to tournaments that India hosts, and refuses to tour Pakistan even under the aegis of a multinational ICC or ACC event materially harming that board, then YES they are an enemy nation.

Did you expect Zaka Ashraf to thank India for that ? Sometimes using one's mind for a few seconds can be useful.
 
I've already said Naqvi is a self-serving charlatan. If PCB was run by semi-competent administrators and didn't spend money on hare-brained schemes - it wouldn't be so dependent on revenues from events like the Asia Cup.

Otherwise they would rightly exit this Indian political circus masquerading as a cricket tournament.
It's so easy to blame India and BCCI na..It's like an incompetent employee blaming his boss for his failures however doesn't quit his job because he knows he won't get job anywhere else..

agree or not agree India is the power house of cricket..their players made the BCCI strong and competent through performances..

There are many instances of political interferences across global sports and players have refused handshakes..most recent one:

Ukraine vs. Belarus – Wimbledon 2023


During the 2023 Wimbledon tennis tournament, Ukrainian players, including Elina Svitolina, refused to shake hands with Belarusian opponents, such as Victoria Azarenka.

No international media complained about sportsmanship or political interferences..

There is no such rule across any sports that we should give handshake.. during the game, India played according to the cricket spirits and didn't foul mouth or abuse any Pak players..played according to cricket rules..

Captain Sky had very well displayed sportsmanship in the first match against UAE when an UAE player was given out, however after knowing that he got distracted by the fallen towel, Sky withdrew the appeal and called him back..UAE is also a muslim country..

So stop framing this false narrative to hide your team incompetence and focus on real cricket or any other sports if cricket doesn't work anymore
 
Don't know why Naqvi went after the match referee. He already had an upper hand by forcing India to play this tournament in UAE instead of India. Ofcourse, chotus were supposed to do some neech harkat and they didn't failed to show their auqaat. PCB shouldn't overreact and just let Salman condemn this gesture in post match press conference.
 
Pakistanis literally begging for a hand shake. It's funny, they seem more interested in getting to shake hand with Indian players than even competing.
 
Pakistanis literally begging for a hand shake. It's funny, they seem more interested in getting to shake hand with Indian players than even competing.
It is not begging. You guys don't have sportsman's spirit, and the whole thing is about the Match official who was biased in this whole mess.
 
Masudur Rahman - Bangladeshi umpire and no wonder @sweep_shot didn't said BCCICC buy the Bangladesh People's.

Hahaha nice excuse Rana. This is why Pakistan had lost the match.

:klopp :kpp
That's not him. Mukul was the BD umpire. He is not as elite as our other umpire Saikat. However, he has been quite good this Asia Cup so far.
 
Absolute Masterclass from SKY

Before the game Pakistani fans were trolling Indians - that they forced match to happen, no boycott happening, even if Pakistan loses its still a win for them

Now after the no handshake and SKY's comments - whole of Pakistan are apoplectic with rage and anger. Mohsin Naqvi is threatening boycott the Asia Cup. To make matter worse ICC has refused to take any action against Pycroft and all Pakistan could do is sack their own guy Usman Wahla and carry on.

On 21st Sep Indian fans will be trolling Pakistan for backing off from its boycott threats. The whole situation has now flipped on its head

As they say life comes back at you very fast

Well played Surya. 360 degree player for a reason!
 
Absolute Masterclass from SKY

Before the game Pakistani fans were trolling Indians - that they forced match to happen, no boycott happening, even if Pakistan loses its still a win for them

Now after the no handshake and SKY's comments - whole of Pakistan are apoplectic with rage and anger. Mohsin Naqvi is threatening boycott the Asia Cup. To make matter worse ICC has refused to take any action against Pycroft and all Pakistan could do is sack their own guy Usman Wahla and carry on.

On 21st Sep Indian fans will be trolling Pakistan for backing off from its boycott threats. The whole situation has now flipped on its head

As they say life comes back at you very fast

Well played Surya. 360 degree player for a reason!
SKY must be studied in schools then, because his so called masterclass began after shaking the hands of Naqvi and getting flamed by you and your media for days. What a genius to present a masterclass in this way.
 
SKY must be studied in schools then, because his so called masterclass began after shaking the hands of Naqvi and getting flamed by you and your media for days. What a genius to present a masterclass in this way.
Forget about this. You need to show me source of you last night claimed about indian Targeting sky children. Or you spread fake propaganda ?

:kp
 
SKY must be studied in schools then, because his so called masterclass began after shaking the hands of Naqvi and getting flamed by you and your media for days. What a genius to present a masterclass in this way.
Handshake with a cheerful smile :D with Naqvi
 
One of the worst Asia Cups I have seen.

India made it worse with their petty antics. :inti
Agree because there is not even single team who is close to indian team .

India team is World best limited over team forget about Asia.

India team >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rest of Asian team.

:klopp :kp
 
And one more thing just like others Asian team , their fans also surrenderd infront of indian fans. If you know, you know :kp
 
Absolute Masterclass from SKY

Before the game Pakistani fans were trolling Indians - that they forced match to happen, no boycott happening, even if Pakistan loses its still a win for them

Now after the no handshake and SKY's comments - whole of Pakistan are apoplectic with rage and anger. Mohsin Naqvi is threatening boycott the Asia Cup. To make matter worse ICC has refused to take any action against Pycroft and all Pakistan could do is sack their own guy Usman Wahla and carry on.

On 21st Sep Indian fans will be trolling Pakistan for backing off from its boycott threats. The whole situation has now flipped on its head

As they say life comes back at you very fast

Well played Surya. 360 degree player for a reason!
If we hadn’t reacted, India would have looked bad. It was actually a golden opportunity to show India up for bringing politics into sport.

Imagine if India kept up the tradition of no handshakes at every game. World Cup too. And no reaction from Pakistan. Other countries would notice.

Honestly so annoyed. I can’t believe we threatened boycott and umpire withdrawal etc over handshakes. Especially a boycott for a match against a country with nothing to do with this in uae, and a third party neutral person in Pycroft. Now if India do it again people will bring up the behaviour of how Pakistan retaliated.

It was a golden opportunity for us and we blew it.
 
This is another case of hypocrisy of India and their players... Nothing new

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Yeah. This is funny.

Surya should be shown this photo next time he refuses to shake hand. :inti



Hypocrisy at best .

:klopp :kp
 
Who cares about them... but you do care about surya so explain this hypocrisy??
 
When Pakistan player's Make political remarks then Pakistan posters - wow such a great gesture .

When indian players make political remarks then Pakistan posters - Crying , crying and crying.

:klopp :kp
 
I just hope this doesn't become the norm, I might be in a minority @cricketjoshila but that's now how sports should be played, its one thing to boycott but it's another to play like this where only Modiji can hold hands with Pakistanis.(Indian players just shake hands)
 
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