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Asia Cup 2025: "Even when Indo-Pak relations were worse we still shook hands" – Pakistan captain Salman Agha's blunt take ahead of Sunday's final

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Asia Cup 2025: "Even when Indo-Pak relations were worse we still shook hands" - Pakistan captain Salman Agha's blunt take ahead of Sunday's finalSaralnama

Published -, 22 IST | Updated -, 22 IST Pakistan will look to end India's winning streak in the 2025 Asia Cup when the two arch-rivals square off in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday,. Salman Agha's men have been defeated by India twice in the competition this year. They lost by seven wickets in the group stage before suffering a sixwicket defeat in the Super 4s. Apart from India's domination against Pakistan in the two matches, the Men in Blue not shaking hands with their Pakistani counterparts has garnered a lot of attention. This started with Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav not shaking hands with his opposite number during the toss ahead of the group-stage tie. After India won the match, they went back to the dressing room,… (Updated 27 Sep 2025, 23:00 IST; source: link)

Key Points

  • Published -, 22 IST | Updated -, 22 IST Pakistan will look to end India's winning streak in the 2025 Asia Cup when the two arch-rivals square off in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday,
  • Salman Agha's men have been defeated by India twice in the competition this year
  • They lost by seven wickets in the group stage before suffering a six – wicket defeat in the Super 4s