With Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and his ‘Men in Blue’ refused to shake with the Pakistani team during the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium, former Pakistani Pacer Shoaib Akhtar expressed his opinion. Akhtar spoke on a Pakistan show after the game and advised players not to make cricket political and play like a sport. He said, as quoted by Hindustan Times, ‘I’m speechless. It’s disappointing to see and I don’t know what to say. Hats down to India. Just don’t make political. Cricket match Hain Isko Political Mat Banao. Hum ne acchi sets the hai monkey. Hain. India’s actions against Pakistan on Sunday in the continued Asia Cup. Naqvi criticized the Indian team for refusing to shake their Pakistani counterparts before and after the game. He referred it as a violation of the spirit of sportsmanship. “Completely disappointed with the lack of sportsmanship today. Dragging politics into the game is against the spirit of sports. Let’s hope that future victories are celebrated by all teams with Grace,” Naqvi wrote. It is a developing story, it will be updated soon.
Ind vs Pak: Shoaib Akhtar addresses a disagreement about ‘Handshake Row’ at Asia Cup, says: ‘Don’t make things political’
