By Admin 
In the Asia Cup, Indian players did not join hands with Pakistan players, captain Suryakumar also did the same at the time of the toss. The last 3 Sundays have seen India vs Pakistan matches, now on next Sunday also India and Pakistan will clash with each other. But it will not be in male cricket but in women’s cricket, and it will not be ACC but the ICC tournament (Women’s ODI World Cup 2025). So can Harmanpreet Kaur do or do this?
The Indian Express quoted sources in its report as saying that the BCCI is considering options for the Indian women’s team to avoid joining hands with Pakistan players. However, in this report, a BCCI official has also said that the board will take care of the protocol.
The BCCI official said, “This is the ICC Tournament (Women’s ODI Cup 2025), so there will be protocols for this, which the team will take care of.”
Harmanpreet Kaur and Fatima Sana are eyeing
The same happened in the final of the Asia Cup 2025, the Indian team neither joined hands with Pakistan players nor took the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi. After this, Naqvi sent him out by not giving the trophy to Team India, which also had a lot of controversy. Now everyone’s eyes are on Harmanpreet Kaur and Fatima Sana, both will be face to face on 5 October. Indian Women’s vs Pakistan Women’s Match will be held in Colombo on 5 October.
Discussion is happening in cricket world?
Talking to Ary News, former Pakistan wicket keeper Kamran Akmal said, “We should call the team back. We should not play cricket with them, we have to take a decision.”
Talking to the Indian Express, the former Indian women cricketer said that Harmanpreet Kaur will have to take the decision. Shobha Pandit, who played 1978 ODI World Cup, said, “The situation and reality of the struggle will also bring tension on sports and players due to the politics of sports. But I will support Team India and Harmanpreet, whether they shake or hug or not talk.”
He further said, “Pakistan team is also human, they also play the same game that we play, so keep restraint and respect.”
Sandhya Aggarwal, who plays 13 Tests and 21 ODIs for the Indian women’s team, wants Harmanpreet Kaur to do the same as Suryakumar. He said, “It is likely that the situation will be created. Harmanpreet should also do the same with Pakistan as Suryakumar did, but I do not want it to increase additional pressure.”
When asked in the press conference of the captains of the teams playing in the World Cup, Harmanpreet said, “We can control only one thing and that is on playing cricket, we are not thinking about anyone. But I have no control over the other things and I have no control about those things. We do not discuss these things in the dressing room, we just come here.”
Is there any rule to join the hands of players in cricket?
There is no clear rule that it is necessary for a player to join hands with a player of another team, but keeping in mind the sportsmanship, this is done in almost all matches. Angry Team India captains and players did not join hands with Pakistan players after the Pahalgam attack, although it was the ACC tournament and the World Cup is the ICC tournament. Because of this, the ICC did not do much in that case, but if this happens in the ICC event, then the protocol of ICC will come in the way.