During the Women’s World Cup 2025 match, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana avoided a handshake at the toss, continuing the trend set by the Indian men’s team, who skipped handshakes with Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2025.
Team India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan captain Fatima Sana avoid a handshake at the toss ahead of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, October 5. Harmanpreet Kaur followed the precedent set by Suryakumar Yadav-led Men in Blue, who refused to engage or shake hands with their arch-rivals at the recently concluded Asia Cup 2025.
Ahead of the much-anticipated clash of the Women’s World Cup 2025, the major question remained whether the teams would shake hands or continue the recent trend of avoiding the gesture. The BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia gave no ‘assurance’ of whether India would engage in such gestures, while reaffirming that the relationship with the rival nation will remain unchanged.
At the toss, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur tossed the coin, and Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won it and opted to bowl first. However, the two did not exchange handshakes, as Harmanpreet stepped aside and maintained distance, following the precedent set by the recent Men in Blue in the Asia Cup 2025.
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