By Admin 
Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav did not join hands with Salman Ali Aga at the toss in the match played against Pakistan on Sunday. Team India dominated the entire match, and after the victory, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey went straight to the dressing room. Pakistani players kept waiting on the ground, but Indian players did not come and also closed the dressing room. After this dishonor, Salman did not come to the presentation, the pro -Pakistan started calling for the spirit of the game.
Being a multitim tournament, India had to play matches against Pakistan, but the players did not forget the terrorist attack. Suryakumar dedicated this victory to the armed forces and the victims of the Pahalgam attack. In the press conference, Surya was questioned about the spirit of the game, then he gave a befitting reply to this.
What did Suryakumar Yadav say when not shaking hands
In the press conference, a journalist asked Suryakumar Yadav if not to join hands with Pakistani players, was not against the spirit of sports? Surya said in response to this that some things are above the spirit of sports. He told that this was the decision of the team, we only came to play and we replied to them.
Suryakumar said, “It was the team’s decision not to join hands, we just came to play and replied to them. Some things are above the sportsmanship. We did not change the team sheet, this decision was also taken by an important member of the staff.”
Suryakumar said that BCCI had support on the decision not to join hands. He said, “We are united with our government and BCCI.”
Earlier in the post match presentation, Suryakumar said that we are standing with the families of Pahalgam, we express solidarity. He posted a post after the victory and wrote, “This victory is dedicated to the victims of India’s armed forces and Pahalgam attack. Jai Hind.”
This win is dedicated to the armed forces of India and the victims of the pahalgam attack. Jai Hind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/uef1cev152
– Surya Kumar Yadav (@Surya_14Kumar) September 14, 2025
Pakistan team was disappointed
After the match, Pakistan captain Salman Ali did not attend the Aga presentation. Regarding this, the team’s head coach Mike Hessen told that he was disappointed because Indian players did not come to join hands while we were all waiting on the ground.
Suryakumar Yadav was criticized
Earlier, before the Asia Cup 2025 started, a video came out after the press conference of the captains, in which Salman Ali Aga extended his hand to join hands with Surya and Surya joined hands. On this, Surya was very criticized on social media, although it was seen in the video that Surya was ignoring her but Salman extended her hand.