The issue of Indian players not shaking hands with the Pakistani team is still being debated around the world. Australian cricketers have also made fun of the Indian team for not shaking hands with Pakistani cricketers.
In a video, Australian players mocked this behavior, which came to light during the Asia Cup 2025. Australian cricketers, both male and female, made a humorous video of the occasion, which was released on the Kayoo Sports platform. In the video, one anchor said, ‘We all know that India is a great team, but we have found their weakness!’ Another anchor laughed and said, ‘They don’t like the traditional handshake very much, so why don’t we confuse them before the game starts!’
AUS players pre-India clip mocks India no-handshake theatre vs Pak. Why Aussie media & players laughing at stance sold as national pride? @BCCI @JayShah @GautamGambhir @narendramodi @ICC @MithunManhas @vikrantgupta73 @rawatrahul9 @mufaddal_vohra @PadmajaJoshi @ShivAroor pic.twitter.com/lSbuyhEcui
— Maham Fazal (@MahamFazal_) October 14, 2025
After this, the Australian players were seen showing various interesting and unconventional ‘greetings’, such as air high fives, head bows, and gestures in the style of a salute. Indian fans have called the Australian team’s video insensitive, while some users have appreciated it as a humorous aspect of cricket.
It should be remembered that the issue of not shaking hands in the Asia Cup has made headlines due to political reasons and is being widely debated. After the group match of the Asia Cup, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav refused to shake hands with Pakistani captain Salman Ali Agha. The rest of the players also adopted the same attitude. It was said that this decision was taken due to the increasing political tension between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam attacks.
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