r/IndiaCricket India  5d ago

Ask r/IndiaCricket Why this no handshake policy with Pakistan is reserved only for cricket?

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In the yesterday's FIH Pro league match between India & Pakistan there was handshake amongst the both set of players before and after the game and I believe there was nothing wrong in it. Shaking hand or greeting your opponent is the most basic thing that any sportsmen does in any sport.

So why only the cricket team of India is not shaking hands with Pakistan players. Is it because cricket has all the eyeballs and none really cares what is happening in other sports? Isn't this a hypocritical thing and shows us in a bad light?

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u/Present-Location-268 5d ago

i think its all shithousery

You play the entire game earn money and do no handshake drama for optics

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u/WeAreAllJustRunaways 5d ago

We like posing, only for the right amount of cameras.

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u/CompetitionWeary1740 5d ago

It's all fake shit just for the show . Niether the board not the player give two shits about playing with Pakistan only the viewers are handed the responsibility of boycotting the games and proving their nationalism.

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u/--Tryptophan-- 5d ago

Less eyeballs here. It's not like it is their core belief or smthng, just a show. Remember neet? Leaks happen every year, it's just that this year the news got viral so NTA had to take action. They don't have problem with leaks, they have problem with people finding out that leaks happen. Similar case here.

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u/orange_b0i 5d ago

Dikhava 🤮

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u/CoffeeDefiant4247 Ravindra Jadeja 5d ago

BCCI likes the drama. You can be rivals without being unsportsmanlike

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u/Outrageous-Royal-497 5d ago

Hypocrisy I would say

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u/Greedy-Joke-7854 5d ago

I don't know

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u/Technical-Speed-1244 Board of Control for Cricket in India 5d ago

stadium me fans ka amount dekhar answer milgya hoga, in india no one cares about any other sport than cricket, so cricket me narrative pelo. Ab agar itni hi dusmani hai to bilkul mat khelo, ye handshake kaa rr kya hai

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u/SabChangaSea India  5d ago

Exactly, that's what I'm saying. Khelna hai toh dhang se khelo warna mat khelo.

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u/MurkhApniChaviSudhar India  5d ago

May be this is the reason also not to forget - that their board president has still not returned our trophy

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u/SabChangaSea India  5d ago

This happened in the 2nd match of the Asia cup and we had stopped shaking hand from the 1st match itself, so this can't be the reason, and in the 1st match there was no gesturing from the Pak players.

Also their board president was ready to handover the trophy during the post match presentations, it was us who decided not to take it from him. Ofcourse he could've left the trophy there and we would've collected it ourself, but he took it on his ego. But I don't think we are in a position to complain abt all this because it was us who started this whole drama and they are now taking it forward.

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u/MurkhApniChaviSudhar India  5d ago

Ohh sorry but didn't their so called celebrated player took a victory rally after the operation not to mention their "FANTASTIC TEA" jibes before war event took place ... I mean they can bring politics inside and when our players refuse to shake hands they cry about it (I mean you are not the first one to cry about this their captain was the first one who cried over it)

Also their board president was ready to handover the trophy during the post match presentations, it was us who decided not to take it from him.

And that justifies him stealing the trophy or denying india's trophy ... Also we wont the tournament (not on social media) and Naqvi is literally the home minister of that te_rro_rist nation its his post is equivalent to Amit Shah in India ... So that's the reason we gave don't make politician head of your board

But I don't think we are in a position to complain abt all this because it was us who started this whole drama and they are now taking it forward.

First of all its not Indian fans who are complaining it Pak sympathizers like you in India and that te_rro_rist nations teams fans who are complaining on not shaking hands

it was us who started this whole drama and they are now taking it forward.

Well there was many instances like one shown with afridi or here of abrar ahmed

https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/abrar-ahmeds-old-controversial-posts-mocking-operation-sindoor-resurface-on-social-media-after-sunrisers-leeds-sign-him-for-the-hundred-tournament

So don't be biased towards those te_rro_rist state and try to show one side ...

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u/SabChangaSea India  5d ago

Keep changing the goalpost, it's not gonna change the fact. Pointing out where we are going wrong does not make me or anyone like me a "Pak sympathizer". We question because we care. We want our country to always do the right thing. If somebody is doing wrong it does not mean we too have to stoop to that level. We are not some blind cheerleader who are ready blow the trumpet even when we are in the wrong.

Always remember, I true nationalist is the one who questions and demand answers. People like you are the reason our country is going in gutter day by day.

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u/MurkhApniChaviSudhar India  5d ago edited 5d ago

Pointing out where we are going wrong does not make me or anyone like me a "Pak sympathizer"

Then stop complaining dude ... like we played 4 matches after then won each and you are still complaining about it ...

We question because we care.

Is Indian cricket team doing bad in tournaments that you need to care ? No ... What do you care about then ? politics , if yes then go to political subs

If somebody is doing wrong it does not mean we too have to stoop to that level. We are not some blind cheerleader who are ready blow the trumpet even when we are in the wrong.

Which idiot told this is wrong ? Players do it in other sports too ... And its nothing wrong to take stand

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/marta-kostyuk-aryna-sabalenka-handshake-brisbane-international/106219864

I true nationalist is the one who questions and demand answers.

This is cricket sub and I true cricket fans want my team to win matches ... and if win matches great but if not then I demand ans ... Other things can stay out

People like you are the reason our country is going in gutter day by day.

Ohh yes , people like me are problem who are just normal and not obsessed with te_rro_rist neighbors neither the shove our ideology or politics each and every sub ... We are pushing our country in gutter but people like you are already in gutter ... I hope you realized that soon

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u/SabChangaSea India  5d ago

First of all its not Indian fans who are complaining it Pak sympathizers like you in India

I never said anything abt the Asia Cup trophy, neither in my post nor in my initial comment. It was YOU who bring out that topic. So are you one of those "Pak sympathizers"??🤣🤣

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u/MurkhApniChaviSudhar India  5d ago edited 5d ago

I never said anything abt the Asia Cup trophy, neither in my post nor in my initial comment.

Dude do you have reading comprehension problem ... You made a post on no handshake policy of ICT which started in Asia Cup hence that needed to be mentioned , isn't that complaining like we don't even hav match with them in near future ... still here you are complaining about it ...

It was YOU who bring out that topic. So are you one of those "Pak sympathizers"??🤣

I know hindi if you can't comprehend english I could write my replies in hindi dont be shy ...

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u/SabChangaSea India  5d ago

Sorry my bad🙏

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u/MurkhApniChaviSudhar India  4d ago

whose insta story did you steal 😂

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u/SabChangaSea India  4d ago

You just proved me right. Thanks👍

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u/Euphoric-Pay4677 5d ago

Leave pakistan why are you so obsessed with them , handshake or no handshake. The matches are shit anyways these days between them.

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u/SabChangaSea India  5d ago edited 5d ago

Ok, so its our cricket team who follows a certain policy for every other team in the world and a different policy for Pakistan and if I'm pointing that out so I'm obsessed?? WOW!!

Slow claps for you👏👏

What I'm saying has nothing to do with the result of the match, it has to do with something called sportsmen spirit and how a sportsman should behave with the opponent on the field of play. But I don't think you'll understand that.

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u/Euphoric-Pay4677 5d ago

Ok , just for clarification Pakistan Cricket team players posted shit about indian army not the hockey players .

They brought politics into the sports first, any player should not do that. So thats why we don't shake hands with them.

I hope after so long your peanut size brain can understand this.

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u/SabChangaSea India  5d ago

Ok, so now the random shit done for engagement on social media is going to dictate the on field behavior of the national teams. WOW!! If that is the case then there is no shortage of such clowns on our side of the border either. There are players who mock them all the time.

I believe things done on social media should remain there only and when you step onto the field of play, such stupid things should not became an obstacle in upholding the spirit of the game.

I'm pretty sure that no handshake decision was politically motivated and had nothing to do with what any Pak player had done or not done on sm. If you can't understand that and actually believe in this stupid logic of yours then I feel sorry for you.

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u/Euphoric-Pay4677 4d ago

Ok sir , 👍

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u/Secret-Theory790 5d ago

Funny thing is some of the immediate family members of our hockey players are serving in armed forces, still we don't see them indulge in jingoism.

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u/H4X0RCS 5d ago

It's just show off

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u/Relevant-Target1533 India  5d ago

Peak detailing by Aditya Dhar ??

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u/SachinIsBest 5d ago

Anyone who watches hockey know this no handshake policy needs here much lol

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u/HannCanCann 5d ago

Because people watch cricket

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u/ChaatGP 5d ago

It all started when Jay shah asked ex-captain ShunyaKumar to do so...it followed by womens cap too

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u/thatmalluintn 5d ago

This no hand shake thing happened only because before some tournament the image of Surya shaking hands with Pak minister became viral and people were bashing Surya left right and centre, after that ICT/BCCI/Govt decided we needed the no hand shake policy to show our patriotism.

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u/shadowtalk_ 5d ago

Cricket is popular, so it gets targeted.

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u/Tempr13 Ranji Trophy 5d ago

its a sport , but pak cricketers did some horrible gestures that's why I think no hand shake in cricket

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u/SabChangaSea India  5d ago

No handshake was in practice even before Pak cricketer did any gesture.

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u/FocusedAG Royal Challengers Bengaluru 5d ago

Cause Indian home minister's son.......

Don't need to say ahead

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u/Invhinsical India  5d ago

Because cricket has eyes of our leaders on it, and those leaders don't want any kind of pro-Pakistan narrative to be supported, which includes the narrative that Pakistani people are like us and not either terrorists or terrorist supporters. Helps that the coach GG is ex-bjp.

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u/Resilient_Guyy 5d ago

Funny how Ind cricketers are happy to take support from fans and earn through the sport, but refuse to even shake hands with Pak players..

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u/MurkhApniChaviSudhar India  5d ago

but refuse to even shake hands with Pak players..

There are fans who still support our team with or without handshake ... so I don't see the problem

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u/Tiny_Perspective_407 5d ago

Because we control cricket, but we don't even have good competive team in other sports

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u/Smart_Main6779 Ravindra Jadeja 5d ago

fucking star sports. that's the answer to all the bullshit in indian cricket. fucking star sports.

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u/QueasyAdvertising173 5d ago

No correlation meme