IND vs PAK Asian Games Final 2026: India won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the high-profile match for Gold medal in the ongoing Asian Games 2026. While team India will try to retain the Gold Medal, Pakistan is contesting to win its first Gold medal in Cricket in the men's category. The Shreyas Iyer-led side entered the finals by defeating Sri Lanka in semifinal by a huge margin. Pakistan also managed to reach the finals by defeating Bangladesh under the captaincy of promising batter Sahibzada Farhan.

No Handshake Between Captains 

The two captains came out for the toss but there were no handshakes between the sides, reported news agency ANI, citing Cricinfo. While Pakistan will look towards captain Farhan for another influential performance against India, the Shreyas Iyer-led side would expect a solid start from its openers.

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India vs Pakistan Playing XIs

Pakistan Squad: Sahibzada Farhan(c), Maaz Sadaqat, Usman Khan(w), Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz, Abdul Samad, Arafat Minhas, Ahmed Daniyal, Saad Masood, Abrar Ahmed, Sufyan Moqim

India Squad: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah

(Updates to follow)