'India should have shaken hands with Pakistan': Tharoor on handshake row

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor addressed the contention surrounding Indian cricketers' refusal to shingle hands with Pakistani players during the Asia Cup tournament, suggesting that sports should stay abstracted from authorities and subject conflicts, arsenic some teams hole for a imaginable last clash connected Sunday."I personally consciousness that erstwhile the determination had been made to play, if we consciousness truthful powerfully astir Pakistan, we should not person played... But if we are going to play them, we should play successful the tone of a game, and we should person shaken their hands... We person done this earlier successful 1999, erstwhile the Kargil War was going on. On the precise time the soldiers were dying for our country, we were playing the World Cup successful England against Pakistan. We were shaking their hands adjacent past due to the fact that the tone of the crippled is simply a antithetic tone from what goes connected betwixt countries, betwixt Armies and truthful on.

That is my view," Tharoor said.

"If the Pakistani team, having been insulted the archetypal time, decided to insult america backmost the 2nd time, it shows that the tone of the crippled is lacking connected some sides," helium added.Tensions person escalated aft the 2nd occurrence successful the Asia Cup. The BCCI has filed an authoritative ailment with the ICC and lucifer referee Andy Pycroft against Pakistani players Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf for their behaviour during the Asia Cup Super Four lucifer connected September 21.

The ailment specifically highlights Sahibzada Farhan's arguable half-century celebration, wherever helium held his bat similar a gun, which was viewed arsenic insensitive and provocative.Haris Rauf's behaviour besides came nether scrutiny for showing aggression aft dismissing Sanju Samson and making a "0-6" motion to Indian spectators, referring to Pakistan's claims astir downing Indian combatant jets during the borderline clash pursuing India's Operation Sindoor successful May.Rauf's actions went viral connected societal media, drafting disapproval from Indian fans who responded by chanting "Virat Kohli," referencing the Indian batter's memorable sixes against Rauf during the T20 World Cup 2022 successful Melbourne.The Pakistan Cricket Board has besides filed 2 complaints with the ICC against Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav regarding his comments astir the Pahalgam incidental aft the September 14 game, which they assertion was governmental successful nature.On the pitch, India person dominated their encounters with Pakistan successful the tournament, winning some matches arsenic they precocious to the finals, with the anticipation of facing Pakistan again successful Sunday's final, should they bushed Bangladesh.