India vs Pakistan has picked up right from where it left off. The No Handshake saga continued on Sunday during their Super 4 fixture in the ongoing Asia Cup. As the two captains, Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha, walked out for the toss, neither of them extended their hand for the formal handshake before, during or after the toss.
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Last weekend's clash between the two sent the cricketing world into a frenzy after Handshakes were denied by the whole Indian contingent as a protest and a show of solidarity to the Indian Armed Forces and the victims of the Pahalgam terror attacks. It seems that the Indian team, especially captain Suryakumar Yadav, has no intentions of showing any goodwill this time around as well.
Last week, it was the Indian side who triumphed against their arch-rivals to notch up a comfortable victory in the end. Tonight, India won the toss and chose to bowl and will be looking to repeat their heroics from last Sunday.
Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarty are back in the playing XI after having been rested in the game against Oman on Friday. The two players they replaced are Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana. Suryakumar Yadav seemed confident in their game plans at the toss and told Ravi Shastri that the Indian camp is looking at this mega clash between the rivals as "just another game of cricket."
The No Handshake incident has added a layer of animosity to the already spicy fixture, and now all eyes will be on who triumphs tonight. The winner will be one game closer to securing their place in the 2025 Asia Cup Final next Sunday.
