After India outfoxed Pakistan and celebrated a 7-wicket win, Suryakumar and his troops refused to follow the old tradition of shaking hands with the opposition. In reply, Pakistan pulled out of the post-match presentation.
During an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday contradicted claims made by US President Donald Trump, who asserted that the US brokered a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed nations.
During an interview with Al Jazeera, Dar stated that Islamabad has raised the issue of third-party mediation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to which the US official responded that India does not support any outside involvement.
Shaking hands before and after the match has been a longstanding practice in cricket. However, the Indian players refused to shake hands with their counterparts after securing a thumping 7-wicket victory in Dubai. In response, Pakistan pulled out of the post-match presentation.
Pakistan's innings got off to a disastrous start as Saim Ayub was dismissed for a golden duck by Hardik Pandya on the very first legal delivery of the match, getting out on the first ball he faced, and Mohammad Haris joined in the middle.
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India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate isn't too concerned about Pakistan classifying its left-arm wrist spinner Mohammad Nawaz as the best in the world ahead of the much-debated clash at the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
"I think the gap you are witnessing between an associate nation and a Test playing nation can be reduced only when you play more cricket together. If you play a game once in two or three years, the difference will remain. I think it is a good learning experience for all the associate teams i
"Yeah obviously, it is important for every player, and the way he supported me, not only the captain, but the coach and all the senior players, I want to thank them as well because there are difficult times when you can't perform, and it is very tough for a player to get out from that phase.
The annual bilateral political consultations between India and Iran, co-chaired by Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary (PAI), and Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Director General for South Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, were held in Tehran.
Former world number one all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai shattered the record for the fastest fifty in T20Is for Afghanistan after his whirlwind knock at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the Asia Cup opener on Tuesday.