New Delhi: Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav has been slammed by social media users for shaking hands with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohasin Naqvi
ahead of the Asia Cup 2025. The excitement and wait for the continental tournament was marred by a political controversy when the Indian skipper shook hands with Naqvi, who also happens to be the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief.
During the pre-tournament press conference in Dubai on Tuesday, the entire Asia Cup focus shifted to the fierce socio-political rivalry between India and Pakistan when Suryakumar was seen being cordial with the PCB chief couple of times. This irked the fans and some social media users who took to their respective handles to slam the skipper calling the act ‘shameful’.
Pictures of hand shake viral on social media
The videos and pictures of the duo greeting each other and shaking hands went viral on social media leaving the fans furious. While some wrote shame on suryakumar yadav, shame on BCCI, others reminded social media about the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 innocent people were killed by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav handshake with Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi who recently given India a threat after Operation Sindoor.
I don’t know how these people see their faces in mirror. They kill our innocent people & here we are handshaking with them. Shameful!! pic.twitter.com/QXZCHpMmcb
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) September 9, 2025
Captain Suryakumar Yadav handshake with Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi who recently given India a threat after Operation Sindoor.
I can see no difference btw surya and those terrorist 😡Shame on you SuryaKumar yadav
Shame on BCCI pic.twitter.com/2vYDMeWvON— Amar💫 (@KUNGFU_PANDYA_0) September 9, 2025
Captain Suryakumar Yadav handshake with Pakistan’s minister Mohsin Naqvi who given India a threat after Operation Sindoor
We are sorry to all the Pahalgam Victims.
We are sorry to all the Jawans
cricket diplomacy is more important for our nationShameful! pic.twitter.com/s5sy4w5N92
— Lovely ❣️ (@fen06_lovely) September 9, 2025
However, Suryakumar avoided a hand shake with Pakistan skipper Salman Agha during the press meet. Meanwhile, India begin their campaign in the tournament on September 10 against hosts UAE while Pakistan will face Oman in their opening game on September 12. The Asian arch-rivals come face-to-face against each other on September 14 in Dubai.
