COLOMBO: As was expected in the lead up to the contest, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana did not shake hands at the start of the Women’s World Cup match here in Colombo.

Since the first men’s Asia Cup game between the two countries in Dubai last month, where India captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with his counterpart Salman Agha, the on-field relations between two countries have taken a turn for the worse. Yadav dedicated the win to the Pahalgam terror attack victims and the Indian Armed forces following with the off-field drama that happened over the next few weeks.

It ended with the trophy being taken away after India refused to collect it from the ACC president and PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi who is also the Pakistan Interior minister. India celeb

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