India A captain Jitesh Sharma continues 'no handshake' policy with Pakistan A during Asia Cup Rising Stars contest

Jitesh Sharma continues no handshake policy with Pakistan. (Photo: ACC)

India A captain Jitesh Sharma continued with the 'no handshake' policy during the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 match against Pakistan A on Sunday (November 16), reported PTI. The step is to show solidarity with the victims of Pahalgam terror attack. The trend began with Suryakumar Yadav refusing to shake hands with Pakistan at the senior men's Asia Cup. The women cricketers maintained the stance at the Women's World Cup too.

Both team went their separate ways after the national anthems. Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and opted to field first.

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During the Asia Cup in September, India's T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav didn't shake hands with Salman Ali Agha as a show of solidarity for victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Jitesh Sharma, who was the second wicketkeeper in that tournament and is captain of India A in the ongoing event, followed in his senior's footsteps and did not shake hands with Pakistan Shaheens skipper Irfan Khan at the toss.

With Indo-Pak cricketing ties at their lowest ebb, tensions escalated after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi refused to hand over the Asia Cup winner's trophy to Suryakumar in Dubai.

The Indian men's team had declined to accept the trophy from a Pakistan representative. (With PTI inputs)