The spirit of the game was tested again during the TOSS ceremony of the Pakistan-India ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 match on Sunday, because the captains did not exchange the usual handshake in the R. Premadasa Stadium.
Pakistan, after he won the throw, chose to first field, but the tense moment at the throw reflected wider tensions between the two countries past the boundary lines.
The lack of a handshake between Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana and the Indian HarmanPreet Kaur comes after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Devajit Saikia said that Pakistan policy remains unchanged in the ICC World Cup of the ICC World Cup 2025.
In an interview with BBCThe BCCI secretary stated that there was no certainty that Indian players would shake their Pakistani counterparts during their upcoming match in Colombo on October 5.
“I can’t predict anything, but our relationship with that country [Pakistan] is the same; There is no change last week, “said Saikia.
The handshake snub today only contributes to the situation that emerged after the controversial and widely convicted behavior of India during the recently closed Asia Cup 2025, where the men’s team refused to shake hands with Pakistani players and put political explanations during ceremonies after the game and press conferences.
India also refused to collect the winner trophy from President Mohsin Naqvi, president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), who also serves as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Line-up
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Sadaf Shas, Sidra Amin, Rameen Shamim, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz (World Championship), Fatima Sana (C), Natalia Pervaiz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal.
India: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, HarmanPerreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Depti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani.
