Karachi: During the Asia Cup (Asia Cup 2026) there was an uproar over the handshake incident. Complaints were raised that the Indian cricketers did not want to shake hands with the Pakistani cricketers. The Indian camp countered that even if they play cricket after the Pahelgaon incident, they will not walk the path of exchanging any courtesy. After India won the Asia Cup, Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi walked away with the trophy without giving it away. There was no less controversy about it.

Now Pak captain Salman Ali Agha made a sensational claim about that controversy. He said that they went to the Indian dressing room to shake hands. But go see…

Last year’s India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup was the biggest cricket controversy surrounding this handshake. After the Pahalgaon attack, India played against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. But according to tradition, the creators of the two parties did not shake hands. Infuriated by Suryakumar Yadav’s behavior, Pakistan called for a boycott of the match. In the end, the two teams did not shake hands but started to play. Since this incident, India has not shaken hands with Pakistan cricketers in any tournament – Women’s World Cup, U-19 Asia Cup, T20 World Cup.

Asia CupWhat exactly happened? In a podcast, Salman said, ‘In the beginning that match was like any other five matches. A press conference was held before the match. There was a handshake. A photo shoot was held for the trophy. There was also a handshake. Even going to the toss I didn’t know something like this would happen. I went to toss with our manager Naeem Bhai. Then the match referee called me to the side and said, there will be no handshake here. Keep that in mind. I say, enough. There is no such thing as a handshake. After the match we went to shake hands with them. But they didn’t do that. I don’t think it’s a good thing.’

After that, Salman claimed that they went to the Indian dressing room after the match. In his words, ‘the match is over. We lost. We were going to their dressing room to shake hands. They still didn’t shake hands. The door was closed.’

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