Former India cricketer Ravi Shastri (proper) serves as presenter on the toss for the ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 match between Pakistan and India on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 14, 2025. — ACC
DUBAI: The toss presentation for the extremely anticipated ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 ultimate between arch-rivals Pakistan and India went forward with separate presenters for each captains.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav was interviewed by Ravi Shastri, whereas Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha spoke with Waqar Younis.
The association adopted India’s insistence that their captain be interviewed solely by an Indian presenter, relatively than a impartial one as initially proposed by the organisers. In the meantime, Agha was additionally interviewed by a Pakistani presenter.
The identical format will proceed through the post-match presentation ceremony, with every captain addressing questions completely from a presenter of his personal nation.
In a repeat of previous encounters, Indian captain Yadav as soon as once more refused a customary handshake with Pakistan skipper Salman Agha on the toss, marking the third such snub because the arch-rivals locked horns within the high-pressure ultimate of the Asia Cup.
The handshake snub comes within the backdrop of an ongoing row between the arch-rivals, stemming from the group-stage conflict, which attracted appreciable consideration each on and off the sector.
