Birmingham, Maintaining the unwritten policy of the BCCI, the Indian women's cricket team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur did not shake hands with her Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana at the toss ahead of their opening Group 1 match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup here on Sunday.Since the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor by the Indian Armed Forces last year, the national cricket teams had maintained the 'No Handshake' policy at the toss and after the match.It was started by the now sacked former India T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav at the Asia Cup in Dubai.Harmanpreet and Fatima also didn't shake hands during the Women's ODI World Cup match in Colombo."I think we are here for cricket, and we only talk about cricket, except that we don't talk about anything.. Cricket has been our dream from day one, and we only discuss cricket and tomorrow's game," Harmanpreet had said when asked by the media on the eve of India's T20 World Cup opener.
Women's T20 WC: India continue with 'no handshake' policy against Pakistan
Harmanpreet Kaur, India's women's cricket captain, followed a policy of not shaking hands with Pakistan's Fatima Sana at the T20 World Cup toss. This practice began after a terror attack. Both players focused solely on cricket during pre-match discussions. The teams had previously avoided handshakes in other matches. The focus remains on the game itself.
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