It was a team call, we came here to play and give them a reply: Surya

DUBAI: What happens when one of the world’s most politically charged and intense sporting contests is played under the cloud of lingering hostility? Sunday’s India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match provided the answers.

A seven-wicket win for India ended on a hard-edged note as their players refused the customary handshake with their counterparts from Pakistan after a collective decision endorsed by an important member of the support staff and okayed by the BCCI.

The refusal was not a spur-of-the-moment call.

Source: PTI News

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