It was the second successive ICC tournament where both captains avoided the customary gesture, after it first happened during the 2025 Women\u2019s ODI World Cup clash at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. After India won the toss and chose to bat first, Harmanpreet was quick in speaking to broadcaster Mel Jones and didn\u2019t even shake hands with Fatima.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It will be interesting to see if players from both teams will extend customary post-match handshakes, which also has been missing from India-Pakistan games. India lead Pakistan 6-2 in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup meetings and have won four of their last five T20Is against them. The \u2018no handshake policy\u2019 has become a usual feature of India-Pakistan contests since the 2025 Men\u2019s T20I Asia Cup in the UAE, especially after the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Ali Agha also avoided handshakes across three meetings in Dubai and again at the 2026 Men\u2019s T20 World Cup clash in Colombo. The same happened during U19 Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup and Rising Stars Men\u2019s Asia Cup meetings too.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It will be interesting to see if players from both teams will extend customary post-match handshakes, which also has been missing from India-Pakistan games. India lead Pakistan 6-2 in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup meetings and have won four of their last five T20Is against them. The \u2018no handshake policy\u2019 has become a usual feature of India-Pakistan contests since the 2025 Men\u2019s T20I Asia Cup in the UAE, especially after the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDefinitely, pressure is going to be there, which I earlier agree to that \u2013 whenever we play against Pakistan pressure will be there. But at the same time, it\u2019s only about how we are going to enjoy that pressure because in any international game, pressure is going to be there; it\u2019s only about giving your 100 percent in that game and enjoying each and every moment,\u201d she had said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n