- By Vishal Pushkar
- Sun, 21 Sep 2025 07:59 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025: It was a familiar picture at the toss at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday as India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Agha opted against the customary 'handshake'. Notably, when India and Pakistan faced each other for the first time in this tournament, neither captain went for a handshake, which garnered a lot of reaction from fans and former players alike.
Interestingly, India won the toss and captain Suryakumar opted to bowl first.
The way Suryakumar Yadav turned after speaking to Ravi Shastri was PEAK CINEMA to me ðŸ˜ðŸ”¥ pic.twitter.com/w0VkOH7TgI
— Rahul (@meri_mrziii) September 21, 2025
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Zimbabwean match referee Andy Pycroft also confirmed to the match referee, as he oversaw the proceedings at the toss. Just like in the previous match, both captains handed their team sheets to Pycroft, who in turn exchanged them with the skippers before the toss.
India captain Suryakumar informed of two changes in the lineup. Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Varun Chakravarthy got their place back as Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh were excluded.
On the other hand, Salman Agha also informed of two changes in the line-up. Hasan Nawaz and Khushdil Shah have been dropped.
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Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): SaimAyub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, JaspritBumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy