Dubai: Over the years, cricketing tradition has seen the captains posing for a photoshoot ahead of a final. Even the teams sit for an official group photo.

But when the rivals happen to be India and Pakistan, and given what transpired over the past fortnight, such conventions go out of the window at a time when tensions over Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor are yet to be forgotten. ADVERTISEMENT

After Suryakumar Yadav refused to shake hands with his opposite number Salman Agha, and even the players didn’t greet each other before and after the matches on September 14 and September 21, it’s no surprise that there will be no photoshoot with the trophy prior to the third successive Sunday blockbuster.

Despite a widespread call on social media to boycott Pakistan matches, India

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