Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, on Tuesday, September 9, all the captains of the eight teams gathered together for the captains' meet, where ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi kicked off the tournament. The trophy was unveiled in the presence of all the captains and later engaged in a press conference. The key highlight of the major event was the heated controversy involving Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha. After the event, all captains stood up to shake hands and greet each other, but Suryakumar straightforwardly moved away from Salman Agha without shaking his hand or greeting him. Both players completely ignored each other. As the press conference ended, Pakistani skipper Salman Agha didn’t wait for the customary handshakes or hugs on the stage. Later in the press conference, Agha was spotted heading straight away towards the exit door after the press conference ended. However, the Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav shook hands with the other six captains on the stage before the event ended. Later, another video surfaced which showed that Salman Agha also shook hands with other captains and Surya came to shake hands with the Pakistani captain. Watch the video: Oh yeah fake update ullu banane ke liye just saw the handshake videošpic.twitter.com/HQdRuf8rPQ — Archer (@poserarcher) September 9, 2025 The match between India and Pakistan had already been marred by tons of controversies ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, and even former cricketers have advised the team to boycott the match and not play Pakistan in the tournament. The recent controversy of not doing a handshake depicts the same aggression or at least tells us a glimpse of the bigger picture, what is about to come. It is worth mentioning that two giant rivals will take on each other on Sunday, September 14, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. With the recent controversies and tensions between the two nations, this match had already become the most trending thing among the cricket fraternity. However, the last time India and Pakistan locked horns against each other was during the Champions Trophy 2025, where India registered a convincing 6-wicket win.