India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours: IND faces rival PAK for second time; preview; streaming info
Handshakes, or rather the absence of them, have been in the eye of the storm ever since the denouement of the Group A clash between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 last Sunday.
With the storm far from subsiding, the two arch-rivals will meet again at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
This time, the stakes will be even higher: a win to kick things off in the Super Four stage will go a long way towards facilitating the path to the final on September 28.
In the aftermath of the first encounter, the quest for one-upmanship — on the back of India’s refusal to shake hands with Pakistan’s players — saw the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) demand the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft from the tournament.
PCB president Mohsin Naqvi contended that Pycroft had prohibited both captains from shaking hands at the time of the toss.
The ICC has categorically rejected that demand.
In the midst of all the off-field drama, the ease with which India brushed aside Pakistan in that first fixture has almost been overlooked.
If the contest between bat and ball is to now return to the forefront, it will require Salman Agha’s men to show far more skill and shrewdness than they managed last week.
– Vivek Krishnan
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025 — A contest beyond ‘handshakes’ set for a new chapter in Super Fours
IND v PAK: A win for either side, to kick things off in the Super Four stage, will go a long way towards facilitating the path to the final on September 28.
