For the fourth consecutive Sunday, an India team may choose not to shake hands with a Pakistan team.

India Women meet Pakistan Women in Colombo on October 5 in the ongoing Women's World Cup. On Wednesday, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia did not rule out the possibility that Harmanpreet Kaur's team could take cues from Suryakumar Yadav's.

"Whether there will be handshakes, whether there will be hugging, I cannot assure you of anything [at] this moment," Saikia told the BBC's Stumped podcast. "I cannot forecast anything, but our relationship with that particular hostile country is the same. There is no change in the last week."

India's men played Pakistan three times at the recent Asia Cup and chose not to shake hands at the toss and after the game. That tournament also ended in acrimon

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