Pakistan Cricket Board President and ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi has criticized the Indian team. He has said that Team India's refusal to shake hands with the Pakistani team is against the spirit of sportsmanship. Naqvi said in an X post that politics should not be brought into the game.

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi has criticized the Indian cricket team for not shaking hands with Pakistani players. He has said that politics has been brought into the game. Naqvi is also the president of the Pakistan Cricket Board and during Operation Sindoor, he had also threatened India with a nuclear attack.

Naqvi said in a post on X that the Indian team not shaking hands with their Pakistani counterparts before and after the match is against the spirit of sportsmanship. He wrote, 'I am completely disappointed with the lack of sportsmanship. Bringing politics into the game is against the spirit of sportsmanship. We hope that in the future all the teams will celebrate the victory with dignity.' Interestingly, the ex-account of Naqvi, who advocates sportsmanship, is still banned in India due to his venomous statements.

Earlier on Sunday, when the toss took place, the captains of both the teams did not shake hands with each other. They did not even make eye contact with each other. Later, when the match ended and India won by 7 wickets, captain Suryakumar Yadav came straight to the dressing room with fellow batsman Shivam Dubey. Pakistani players kept waiting to shake hands. Later, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and coach Mike Hesson were seen moving towards the Indian dressing room, but when no player came out, they returned. In protest, the Pakistani captain boycotted the post-match presentation.

After the match, when Suryakumar Yadav was asked about not shaking hands with Pakistani players, his answer was, 'I think some things in life are above sportsmanship. We are with all the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. We are with their families and express our solidarity. We dedicate this victory to our brave armed forces who took part in Operation Sindoor.