Team India’s no-handshake policy with Pakistani players has been going on since Asia Cup 2025. Almost three months have passed since the Asia Cup ended, but the fire of this controversy is not getting extinguished. Now Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has stoked the spark of no-handshake controversy.

Mohsin Naqvi told the media in Lahore that if Team India does not want to shake hands, then Pakistani players will also not show any interest in doing so.

Mohsin Naqvi said, “Even today our thinking is the same. Today the Prime Minister himself told me twice that we should not let politics come in the way of all this. Our views from the first day have been that cricket and politics should be separate.”

Mohsin Naqvi’s bad words

Mohsin Naqvi further said, “If they (Indian players) do not want to shake hands, then we too have no interest in doing so. Whatever happens, it will be on the same level with India. You will see that we will do the same in future also. It cannot be that they do something and we step back. This will not happen at all.”

The policy of no-handshake in matches between India and Pakistan has been going on for many months. Since Asia Cup 2025, Indian players have avoided shaking hands with Pakistani players. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not tie the knot with Pakistan captain Salman Aga in the Asia Cup. After that, even in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, the Indian team did not join hands with Pakistani players.

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The ongoing No Handshake controversy on the cricket field between India and Pakistan is once again in the headlines. This time the reason has been the statement of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, which has deepened the already existing tension in the cricket relations between the two countries.

Trophy thief Naqvi’s sharp statement

In the press conference held in Lahore, Mohsin Naqvi clearly said that if the Indian team does not want to join hands, then Pakistan also has no special need for it. According to him, “If India does not want to join hands, then there is no need for us either. Pakistan will also treat India only as equals.”

Naqvi reiterated that Pakistan’s thinking from the beginning has been that cricket should be kept away from politics. He said that the Prime Minister has also clearly told him that sports should not be allowed to be affected by political tension. He also made it clear that it cannot be that India adopts a different stand and Pakistan retreats. Naqvi also said that everyone has seen the attitude shown on the field and the future course of action will be decided on that basis.

No-handshake trend continues after Asia Cup

Players from India and Pakistan have not shaken hands on the field since the Men’s Asia Cup held in September. The reason for this was the Pahalgam attack in April, in which many tourists were killed in the name of religion. After this, the same picture was seen in the Women’s World Cup, Under-19 Men’s Asia Cup and the Rising Stars Asia Cup played in Doha.

Tension was visible in the Under-19 final also

Even in the recently played Under-19 Asia Cup final, the atmosphere was very hot during the India-Pakistan match. An argument was seen on the field between Pakistani bowler Ali Raza and Indian captain Ayush Mhatre. Later there was also a dispute between Ali Raza and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed also gave a statement on this entire matter. He said that he had advised his players to exercise restraint, but the Indian players appeared overly emotional.

Naqvi also embroiled in trophy controversy

Mohsin Naqvi has been in controversies before also. After the Men’s Asia Cup final, there was a big uproar when the trophy was not given on the field after India’s victory. Allegations were made that Naqvi left the stadium with the trophy. Mohsin Naqvi, while giving his clarification on the trophy controversy, said that as the President of Asian Cricket Council (ACC), he has completely followed all the rules and protocols. The Indian captain or BCCI representative can receive the trophy by coming to the ACC office.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided that the Multan Sultan franchise will be operated by the board itself. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi told in a press conference that for the next season, the board will run the Multan Sultan franchise and the responsibility of running the team will be handed over to the former cricketer. After the conclusion of PSL 2026, the Multan Sultan franchise will be put in the market for sale.

Mohsin Naqvi said, “At present, a team head will be appointed within the next 8-10 days to run the team. This person will be a former cricketer, who will run the Multan Sultans franchise this season.”

Let us tell you that Multan Sultan became the champion of PSL 6 season. Apart from this, this team has reached the finals on three other occasions.

How did Multan Sultan team become orphan?

Multan Sultan franchise will play in PSL 11 without an owner. After all, how did this situation happen? Actually, the old owner of the team, Ali Tareen has left the Multan Sultan team, whose owner he had been since 2018. Tareen decided to leave the team citing financial problems.

After this decision of Ali Tareen, PCB sent him a legal notice, in which he was accused of not complying with the agreement and was also asked to apologize. Responding to this, Tareen released a video, in which he taunted the senior officials of the board and apologized and also tore the legal notice sent by the PCB in the video.

2 new teams will join PSL

Meanwhile, 2 new teams are going to join Pakistan Super League. Actually, the auction for two new teams is going to be held on January 8, 2026. It is being told that 10 different candidates are going to bid for the purchase of these teams. PSL 2026 will start from 26th March and the final will be played on 3rd May.

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Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board and Asian Cricket Council, Mohsin Naqvi has said that Indian players were misbehaving towards Pakistani players during the Under-19 Asia Cup final and he will raise this issue with the International Cricket Council.

Mohsin Naqvi said that during the Under-19 Asia Cup final, Indian players kept provoking Pakistani players. Pakistan will officially inform the ICC about this incident. Politics and sports should always be kept separate from each other.

Sarfaraz Ahmed, who mentored the Pakistan cricket team in the Under-19 Asia Cup, said, “India’s behavior during the game was inappropriate, and was against the spirit of cricket. Despite this, we celebrated our victory in the spirit of the game. Cricket should always be played in the spirit of the game.”

Sarfaraz Ahmed was the first to raise the issue related to the sportsmanship of Indian players.

After the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, distance was seen on the field for the first time during the Asia Cup between the players of India and Pakistan. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with Pakistani captain Salman Ali Aga during the toss. After this, Indian players also did not shake hands with Pakistani players after the match. After winning the Asia Cup, the Indian team had even refused to accept the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi.

The stand of the Indian team remained the same in the Under-19 Asia Cup also. Indian players did not shake hands with Pakistani players.

Under-19 Asia 2025 has recently concluded in Dubai. India had defeated Pakistan in the league stage, but the Indian team had to face defeat in the final match held on 21 December. Pakistan had given India a target of 348 runs. The Indian team was reduced to 156 and lost the title match by 191 runs.

Pakistan cricket is once again in the news after defeating India in the Under-19 Asia Cup final. With this victory, Pakistan won the Under-19 Asia Cup title after 13 years and for the second time in history. The atmosphere of celebration after this match played at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai was such that a Pakistani fan even stopped PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.

Fan’s enthusiasm seen in viral video

After the final, a video went viral on social media, in which a Pakistani fan stops PCB Chairman and ACC President Mohsin Naqvi while leaving the venue. The fan enthusiastically repeats the famous dialogue from the Bollywood film PK, “Sarfaraz never cheats.” After this he appeals to Naqvi that Sarfaraz Ahmed should also be made the mentor of the team for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Naqvi was seen smiling and finally reacted by showing a thumbs up, which the fans took as a positive sign.

After Pakistan’s 191 run win over India in the U19 Asia Cup final, a fan urges PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi to make Sarfaraz Ahmed senior team mentor ahead of T20 World Cup 2026. Sarfaraz, who led Pakistan to the 2017 Champions Trophy, is currently U19 mentor.

Credits: @saudjarwar1, pic.twitter.com/bv0NYg58Kl

— Pakistan Connect (@Pak_Connect) December 21, 2025

Sarfaraz Ahmed’s name has always been associated with big final matches against India. In the year 2004, he defeated India in the Under-19 World Cup final. After this, in 2017, under his captaincy, Pakistan created history by winning the Champions Trophy. Now, as a mentor in the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup, another final victory against India has been added to his account. This is the reason why Pakistani fans have started considering him as “lucky charm”.

final match status

Talking about the match, the foundation of Pakistan’s victory was the historic innings of Sameer Minhas. He scored 172 runs in 113 balls and took the team to 347 runs for 8 wickets. In reply, the Indian team could not withstand the pressure despite a fast start.

Pakistan’s fast bowlers kept the match completely under their control. Ali Raza, Mohammad Sayyam and Abdul Subhan did not give the Indian batting a chance to survive by taking advantage of the accurate line-length and bounce. With this victory, Pakistan won the Under-19 Asia Cup trophy after 13 years and the presence of Sarfaraz Ahmed once again became a big reason for discussion.

What happened after the end of the final match of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025, brought politics into discussion more than sports. The reason became the final of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025, in which the runner-up Indian team refused to take the medal from the hands of Mohsin Naqvi during the medal ceremony. This entire incident was seen on Sunday, 21 December, which once again exposed the tension present in India-Pakistan cricket relations.

Distance from medal ceremony, question raised again

Usually, after the end of the final match, both the teams go to the podium, but this time the Indian team chose a different path. Indian players did not reach the stage and collected their runner-up medals from International Cricket Council (ICC) Associate Member Director Mubashir Usmani. On the other hand, ACC President Mohsin Naqvi handed over the trophy to the Pakistan team and was seen celebrating with them on the stage.

This is not the first time that the Indian team has refused to accept honor from Mohsin Naqvi. Earlier this year, in the final of the Senior Men’s Asia Cup, the Indian team had refused to accept the winning trophy from them. At that time India had become the champion and Pakistan was the runner-up.

The echo of the old dispute was heard again

During the Senior Asia Cup, the trophy ceremony also started with a delay of about an hour. At that time Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Interior Minister of Pakistan, had refused to hand over the trophy to any other official. Not only this, Naqvi later brought the trophy with himself to the ACC headquarters. BCCI was angry with this decision and the matter reached ACC and ICC, but till now the trophy has not been handed over to India.

It is believed that the Indian Cricket Board is taking such decisions due to Naqvi’s anti-India social media activities and political tension between the two countries.

Pakistan’s big victory in the final

Talking about the final of Under-19 Asia Cup, in this match played in ODI format, Pakistan defeated India in a one-sided manner by 191 runs. Sameer Minhas played a brilliant inning of 172 runs for Pakistan and the team scored 347 runs.

In reply, the Indian team could not survive despite a fast start. Runs were scored in the initial overs, but due to continuous fall of wickets the entire team was reduced to 156 runs in just 26.2 overs. Pakistan’s fast bowlers Ali Raza, Mohammad Syam and Abdul Subhan performed brilliantly.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has once again been insulted. The final match of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 was played in Dubai on Sunday, 21 December, in which Pakistan team defeated India by a huge margin of 191 runs. After the match was over, the players of Team India refused to take the medal from Naqvi’s hands. Mohsin Naqvi gave the Under-19 Asia Cup trophy to the Pakistan team with his own hands and then also posed for photographs with the champion team.

Mohsin Naqvi’s insult

Let us tell you that Mohsin Naqvi had reached Dubai during the final match itself to be a part of the presentation ceremony. Naqvi first gave medals to the players of the champion team and then handed over the trophy to Pakistan captain Farhan Yusuf. After this, the Indian players completely ignored Mohsin Naqvi by deciding not to go on the podium. Medals were presented to the Indian team by another official.

The trend of Indian players ignoring Mohsin Naqvi has been going on since the 2025 Men’s Senior Asia Cup. Indian players did not shake hands with Pakistani players in that entire tournament. At the same time, when Team India became the champion by defeating Pakistan in the final, then the Indian team refused to take the Asia Cup trophy from the hands of Mohsin Naqvi. Naqvi still has that trophy.

Pakistan became champion for the first time

This is the first time in the last 36 years that Pakistan has won the Under-19 Asia Cup. Pakistan has been the runner-up of this tournament twice, but in 2025 it has achieved the title of being Asian champion for the first time. In the final, Pakistan, playing first, had scored a huge score of 347 runs, but in reply, Team India was all out for just 156 runs.

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The Australian team is going to tour Pakistan just before the T20 World Cup 2026. Three T20 and three ODI matches will be played on this tour to be held during January-February. Meanwhile, news has come that Cricket Australia (CA) has sent a team to Lahore to investigate the security arrangements. The concern of the Cricket Australia Board is not surprising, especially when there was a blast in Islamabad just a few days ago.

The team sent by the Australian Cricket Board to Lahore includes a security advisor, a representative of the Australian Cricketers Association and some officials of the Australian High Commission. This team from Australia has met PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. In this meeting, discussions were held regarding security arrangements, logistics and risk management.

The reason for this decision of the Australian Cricket Board is the blast in Islamabad. A few weeks ago, there was a blast near the judicial complex in Islamabad, in which 12 people died and 25 were seriously injured. Many of these people were lawyers by profession. This blast had raised big questions on the security system in Pakistan.

The environment regarding security had started deteriorating so much that at that time the Sri Lankan team was in Pakistan. After the blast, many Sri Lankan cricketers talked about going back to their country. However, later the Sri Lankan team returned after completing the series.

Australia-Pakistan series will be played in January-February

The Australian team will go on Pakistan tour during January-February. In January, it has to play a series of 3 T20 matches with Pakistan. A series of three ODI matches will be played between the two teams in March. Till now PCB has not made any confirmation regarding the date and venue of the T20 matches, but it is expected that all three matches can be played in Lahore.

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‘Police searching for Asia Cup trophy’

Another humorous take on this incident user Wrote, “They were looking for the Asia Cup trophy, which the thief still has.” President of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Naqvi has not yet handed over the Asia Cup 2025 trophy to India.

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— DadJokeConnoisseur (@trial123452) December 8, 2025

Mohsin Naqvi He is also the President of Pakistan Cricket Board from February 2024. He was the acting Chief Minister of Punjab province of Pakistan from January 2023 to February 2024.

Last Sunday, Pakistan defeated India by 8 wickets in the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament. In this match, India A team was all out for 136 runs while playing first. In reply, Pakistan team easily achieved the target with 40 balls remaining. Indian bowlers flopped, while apart from Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Naman Dheer, no one could play a big innings. This was the second consecutive victory of Pakistan A team in the tournament, on which PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi has reacted.

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Pakistan has defeated the Indian team in a cricket match after a very long time. Whereas Pakistan’s senior men’s team had to face defeat thrice at the hands of Team India in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2025.

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— Khel Shel (@khelshel) November 16, 2025

The Asia Cup Rising Stars match is also in the headlines because the Indian team did not shake hands with the Pakistani players before and after this match. Earlier, Team India had also adopted ‘no handshake’ policy in Asia Cup 2025 and Women’s World Cup.

Talking about the match, India A was somehow able to reach the score of 136 due to the innings of 45 runs by Vaibhav Suryavanshi and 35 runs by Naman Dheer. The Indian team could not even play the full 20 overs. On the other hand, thanks to Maaz Sadaqat’s unbeaten inning of 79 runs, Pakistan achieved the target in just 13.2 overs.

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