ഏഷ്യൻ ഗെയിംസ് ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ഫൈനലിൽ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ശ്രേയസ് അയ്യരും പാകിസ്ഥാൻ ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ സാഹിബ്സാദ ഫർഹാനും പരസ്പരം കൈകൊടുക്കാതെ ടോസിട്ടത് ശ്രദ്ധേയമായി. കഴിഞ്ഞ വർഷത്തെ ഏഷ്യാ കപ്പ് മുതൽ ഇരു ടീമുകളും പിന്തുടരുന്ന ഈ രീതി അതിർത്തിയിലെ സംഘർഷങ്ങളുടെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിലാണ്. ഇന്ത്യയും പാകിസ്ഥാനും തമ്മിലുള്ള ഈ നിലപാട് കായിക ലോകത്ത് വലിയ ചർച്ചകൾക്ക് വഴിവെച്ചിരിക്കുകയാണ്.
Sahibzada Farhan, Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer and Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan did not shake hands at the toss ahead of the men's cricket final at the Asian Games in Japan on Saturday, continuing the no-handshake practice seen between the two teams since last year's Asia Cup. The two captains came out for the toss before the gold-medal clash, but live visuals showed no handshake between Iyer and Farhan. India won the toss and elected to bat.Asian Games Full Coverage | Schedule | Medal Tally India have also retained the same XI that featured in their previous match, with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continuing at the top of the order alongside Abhishek Sharma. The no-handshake practice has continued since the Asia Cup in September last year. It comes against the backdrop of cross-border tensions and military developments between India and Pakistan, including Operation Sindoor. Since then, Indian cricket teams have followed a no-handshake approach in recent fixtures against Pakistan in ICC and ACC tournaments. The stance has been understood in the context of the wider position taken by the Indian government.
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Saturday's final is the first men's cricket meeting between India and Pakistan at the Asian Games, with the gold medal at stake in Nisshin.Teams:Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan(c), Maaz Sadaqat, Usman Khan(w), Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz, Abdul Samad, Arafat Minhas, Ahmed Daniyal, Saad Masood, Abrar Ahmed, Sufyan MoqimIndia (Playing XI): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah