Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], February 1 (ANI): India and Pakistan captains skipped the customary handshake on the toss through the Tremendous 6 Group 2 match of the continuing ICC Below-19 World Cup 2026 on Sunday.
India U-19 workforce captain Ayush Mhatre and Pakistan skipper Farhan Yousaf accomplished the toss formalities with out the standard handshake.
Notably, no handshake through the toss for the India-Pakistan cricket matches has develop into an everyday sight ever since India’s T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, refused to shake arms together with his Pakistan counterpart through the 2025 Asia Cup, amid escalating political tensions between India and Pakistan. The pattern persevered because the India A workforce refused to shake arms with Pakistan Shaheens within the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 match, and now the identical occurred through the Below-19 World Cup conflict between each groups.
Within the U-19 match, Pakistan Below-19 gained the toss and opted to bowl first towards India in a vital Tremendous 6 Group 2 match. With the conflict serving because the final group-stage fixture, each India and Pakistan are vying for a spot within the semi-final, and the match is a must-win for each Asian groups.
Australia and Afghanistan have certified for the semifinal from Tremendous Six Group 1, whereas England has certified from Tremendous Six Group 2.
With England already by from Group 2, just one spot stays up for grabs. India sit second within the group with three wins from as many matches and a web run price of +3.337, whereas Pakistan are third with two wins from three video games and a web run price of +1.484. A victory over India would degree Pakistan on factors with India at six, however they would want a big-margin win to surpass India’s superior web run price. For the Ayush Mhatre-led India, a win will suffice. Notably, India are unbeaten within the match.
India vs Pakistan Below-19 match enjoying 11s:
India U-19 enjoying 11: Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre(c), Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Vedant Trivedi, RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran.
Pakistan U-19 enjoying 11: Hamza Zahoor(w), Sameer Minhas, Usman Khan, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf(c), Huzaifa Ahsan, Ali Hassan Baloch, Abdul Subhan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Raza. (ANI)
