Former India participant Atul Wassan ripped into Pakistan for complaining towards India for snubbing the customary handshakes on the toss in addition to after the match, branding the Males in Inexperienced as shameless for attempting to pressure India to shake arms. The match, already underneath a cloud of controversy resulting from it being the primary one between the 2 nations after the Pahalgam terror assault and India’s subsequent retaliation, made extra headlines extra for the off-field antics than on.
“They’ve turn into so shameless that they wish to pressure us into shaking arms. What sort of mentality have they got? Everybody got here to know that you simply had been insulted. If we aren’t keen to fulfill you, then why are you insisting? They insulted themselves extra after submitting the grievance,” Wassan stated in a video shared by ANI.
“The grievance reveals how immature and juvenile they’re… There isn’t a code of conduct (of shaking arms). We’re not poking you, nether are we smiling at you as a result of we’re simply tolerating you. Our message was clear that we performed for the eco-system however do to not anticipate something extra from us as a result of we don’t such as you in any respect…” he added.
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#WATCH | Gurugram, Haryana | On Indian cricketers refusing to shake arms with Pakistani cricketers throughout yesterday’s match, Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan says, “They’ve turn into so shameless that they wish to pressure us into shaking arms. What sort of mentality do they… pic.twitter.com/Q6or8vrPlX
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2025
The row began proper on the toss when India captain Suryakumar Yadav selected to snub his Pakistan counterpart Salman Agha and never indulge within the customary handshake. The chilly shoulder by India continued after the match when Surya and Shivam Dube left the sector as quickly because the match ended with India’s 7-wicket win, forgoing the tip of the match handshakes with Pakistan.
This led to Pakistan captain Agha boycotting the post-match presentation ceremony with the Males in inexperienced even complaining to ICC.
An announcement from the Pakistan workforce stated: “Group supervisor Naveed Cheema lodged a robust protest towards Indian gamers’ behaviour of not shaking arms. It was deemed as unsporting and towards the spirit of the sport. As a protest we didn’t ship our captain to the put up match ceremony.”