India Stick To Asia Cup Stance After Defeating Pakistan In Hong Kong Sixes: Report

Indian cricket team at Hong Kong Sixes continued the no-handshake stance with Pakistan after a close DLS victory over the arch-rivals.

The Indian cricket team at the Hong Kong Sixes maintained the country’s stance against Pakistan of not shaking hands, which emerged during the Asia Cup, according to a report in The Hindustan Times. Apart from the familiar outcome, another Indian win, one more pattern has persisted: the absence of handshakes between Indian and Pakistani cricketers.

What started at the Asia Cup in Dubai continued during the Women’s World Cup and has now extended to the Hong Kong Sixes, where India edged Pakistan by two runs via the Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) method.

Once the game ended and rain interrupted proceedings, the broadcast feed was cut, leaving no sight of cricketers from either team. Fans around the world were eager to see whether the two sides would exchange any post-match pleasantries.

However, Hindustan Times has reported that there were no handshakes between cricketers from either team after the game ended. Both sides stayed within their respective designated areas.

“There was no chance of a handshake; we will follow whatever has been the norm," a source told The Hindustan Times.

Former India cricketers Robin Uthappa and Bharat Chipli produced blistering innings to help India edge past Pakistan by two runs via the DLS method in a rain-affected Pool C clash at the Hong Kong Sixes in Mong Kok on Friday.

Uthappa smashed a quick-fire 28 off 11 deliveries and Chipli struck 24 (13b) as India posted 86/4 in six overs.

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