India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025: Pak coach Mike Hessen said in a press conference after the match that Salman Aga did not participate in the award ceremony because he was angry with the behavior of the Indian team.
Asia cup Pakistan handshake controversy: After losing to India in the Asia Cup, Pakistan captain Salman Aga boycotted the award ceremony and post-match press conference. After the toss of the match and end, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav or other Indian players were not ready to join hands with the Pakistani team. At the end of the match, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey went straight to the dressing room. Pakistani players were hoping that Indian players would come out of the dugout and join hands, but it did not happen.
When the Pakistani players looked at the Indian dressing room, the open window was seen closing there. After this, the Pakistani players left the ground. Then, Salman Aga expressed his opposition not to join the award ceremony. No award for Pakistan went to the ceremony. At the press conference after the match, Pak coach Mike Hessen said that Salman Aga did not participate in the award ceremony because he was angry with the behavior of the Indian team. Salman Aga did not attend the press conference either.
Hessen said that it was disappointing to not join the Indian players and that is why Salman Aga boycotted the award ceremony. He said that shaking hands after the match is part of the game spirit, but it did not happen today. After the match, captain Suryakumar Yadav and Man of the Match Kuldeep Yadav spoke for India. Even during the toss before the match, Suryakumar Yadav did not join hands with the Pakistani captain.
In the Asia Cup, India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets and made it to the Super Four. Batting first, Pakistan scored 128 runs, which India achieved with 25 balls and 7 wickets remaining. India lost the wickets of Shubman Gill (10 runs), Abhishek Sharma (31 runs) and Tilak Verma (31 runs). Captain Suryakumar Yadav remained unbeaten after scoring 47 runs, while Shivam Dubey remained unbeaten by scoring 10 runs.