Bhajji and Pak cricketer joined hands (Photo: PTI)
Harbhajan Singh-Shahnawaz Dahani Shakes Hand: Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh and Pakistan’s fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani were seen shaking hands with each other. Not only this, both of them have also played matches against each other. This scene of Bhajji shaking hands with Pakistani cricketer was seen in Abu Dhabi T20, where Northern Warriors were facing Aspin Stallions on 19 November. In the match, Harbhajan Singh was not only a player of Aspin Stallions but was also its captain. Whereas Shahnawaz Dahani was a part of Northern Warriors.
Situation of the match between Harbhajan and Dahani’s team
In the match, Shahnawaz Dahani’s team Northern Warriors batted first and scored 114 runs for 1 wicket in 10 overs. During the Northern Warriors innings, Harbhajan Singh bowled only one over and gave 8 runs in it. Only Timal Mills managed to take the only wicket for Aspin Stallions.
Now captain Harbhajan Singh’s team Aspin Stallions had a target of 115 runs, chasing which they could score only 110 runs for 7 wickets in 10 overs. During the run chase, Harbhajan Singh was run out on the last ball of the match, which sealed his team’s defeat. Northern Warriors defeated Harbhajan’s team Aspin Stallions by 4 runs. The hero of Northern Warriors’ victory was Shahnawaz Dahani, who took 2 wickets for 10 runs in 2 overs.
Harbhajan shook hands with Pakistani cricketer after the match
After the decision of the match, when Harbhajan Singh started shaking hands with all the players of Northern Warriors, he also shook hands with Shahnawaz Dahani who came forward at the same time.
Harbhajan Singh handshake with Shahnawaz Dahani. Now where is the patriotism of Indians? #AbuDhabiT10 @iihtishamm pic.twitter.com/4ZFfgP2ld3
— Ather (@Atherr_official) November 19, 2025
This incident of Harbhajan Singh shaking hands with Pakistani cricketer has come to light when Indian players have ignored him everywhere, from T20 Asia Cup to Rising Star Asia Cup. Meaning have not shaken hands with Pakistani players.
Leave aside the players of Pakistani team, after winning the T20 Asia Cup, Indian captain Saryakumar Yadav did not even shake hands with ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also from Pakistan. This is the reason why till date India has not even received the trophy it won. Even in the ongoing Rising Star Asia Cup in Doha, players of both the countries were not seen shaking hands during the India-Pakistan match.
Harbhajan had protested, now he himself joined hands
Harbhajan Singh was seen going back on his own words by shaking hands with Pakistani cricketer in Abu Dhabi T10. He himself had opposed shaking hands with Pakistani cricketers during Operation Sindoor. He had said that cricket and business should not happen until relations are good. We should stop giving prominence to Pakistani cricketers.