Pakistan team head coach Mike Hesson has given his side on the handshake controversy. Mike Hesson has said that we were standing ready to shake hands with the Indian team, but they closed the doors of the dressing room.

A statement has come from the Pakistan cricket team on the controversy of the Indian team players not shaking hands. Pakistan team head coach Mike Hesson has said that we were standing ready to shake hands, but they closed the doors of the dressing room. We were already disappointed and were even more disappointed to see this kind of behavior. The Indian team has defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in this match.

Pakistan team head coach Mike Hesson said in the post-match press conference, "Obviously, we were ready to shake hands at the end of the game. We were disappointed that our opposing team did not do so. We went there to shake hands and they had already gone to the changing room. It was a disappointing way to end the match. In a match where we were disappointed with the way we played, but of course we were ready to shake hands."

Even during the toss of the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with Pakistan team captain Salman Ali Agha, while after winning the match, captain Surya along with his fellow batsman Shivam Dubey left the field without shaking hands with the Pakistan team. Later the support staff of the Indian team closed the door of the dressing room.

The players of the Pakistan team kept waiting for the Indian players to come for a handshake, but it did not happen. Later, Pakistan team captain Salman Ali Agha also refused to come to the post-match presentation ceremony. Regarding this entire drama, Mike Hesson has said that his team is disappointed that they did not play well, while what the Indian team did disappointed him even more.