Sun Sep 21 14:10:00 UTC 2025: **News Article: “No Handshake” Drama Erupts Again as India Faces Pakistan in Asia Cup Super 4**
**Dubai, UAE -** Tensions were high even before the first ball was bowled in the highly anticipated Asia Cup Super 4 clash between India and Pakistan on Sunday, September 21st. A “no-handshake” controversy overshadowed the toss, leaving fans and analysts debating sportsmanship.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, standing in for the regular captain, appeared to ignore his Pakistani counterpart, Salman Ali Agha, during the coin toss ceremony. Cameras captured Yadav seemingly turning away from Agha, sparking immediate reactions online with many calling it “No-Handshake Part 2,” a reference to similar incidents in recent India-Pakistan encounters. This follows an earlier incident in the group stage where Yadav also appeared to avoid shaking hands with Agha.
Yadav later defended his earlier actions.
India won the toss and elected to bowl first. “We are looking at it as a normal game,” Yadav said. He highlighted the expected dew factor and the team’s mindset of treating the tournament as a knockout stage. Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy returned to the playing XI, replacing Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, who played against Oman.
Agha commented that he would have also preferred to bowl first and described the pitch as slightly slow.
**India’s Playing XI:** Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson (WK), Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
**Pakistan’s Playing XI:** Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (WK), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (C), Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
The match is underway, and fans will be hoping the focus shifts back to the cricket field.
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