India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana did not shake hands at the toss in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup clash at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Pakistan won the toss and opted field.

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The action was along the lines as reported by The Indian Express a few days ago, when it was said that both leaders would not shake hands at the toss on Sunday , thereby continuing the precedent seen in men’s matches between the Asian neighbours.

Indian men’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha did not shake hands even once in three meetings during the recently-concluded Asia Cup 2025 in the United Arab Emirates.

The teams did not have the customary handsha

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