Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia said the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian side will follow all rules in their Sunday’s clash against Pakistan in the 2025 Women’s World Cup, but there are no assurances of any handshakes or mingling between the sides in Colombo.

Suryakumar Yadav’s men’s team first skipped handshakes in the recent 2025 Asia Cup in light of the Pahalgam terror attack, carrying it through to the final. Whether the women follow suit remains uncertain.

“I cannot forecast anything, but our relationship with that particular hostile country is the same, there is no change in the last week," Saikia told BBC Stumped . “India will play that match against Pakistan in Colombo, and all cricket protocols will be followed. I can only assure that whatever

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