'Getting out of hand': Ramiz Raja, Aamer Sohail bring up Asia Cup controversy

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Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Oct 16, 2025, 12:06 ISTShareAA+Text SizeSmallMediumLargePakistani teams received handshakes from opponents in hockey and cricket, a welcome sight amidst lingering tensions. Despite a dominant 93-run Test victory over South Africa, commentators used the moment to

criticize India’s past refusal to reciprocate sportsmanship, highlighting the ongoing impact of the Asia Cup controversy. South Africa’s Simon Harmer & Kagiso Rabada shake hands with Pakistani players (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) Twice in just two days, Pakistani teams received handshakes

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and high fives from their opponents—something you don’t often see with a Pakistan team these days. First, the Indian men’s junior hockey team extended High Fives and handshakes to their Pakistan counterparts after a match. Less than 24 hours later,

the Pakistan cricket team handed reigning world champions South Africa a 93-run defeat in the first Test at Lahore, ending the Proteas’ 10-match winning streak—and were again greeted with handshakes. In addition, Yet, the celebrations were tinged with lingering resentment.

On-air commentators Ramiz Raja and Aamer Sohail used the moment to drag India back into the conversation, revisiting last month’s Asia Cup controversy. During that tournament, Indian players had refused to shake hands with Pakistani counterparts on three separate occasions,

sparking tensions that carried on even after India secured a five-wicket win in Dubai to claim their ninth Asia Cup title.Heated press conferences: How India and Pakistan went at each other in Asia Cup 2025 Aamer Sohail remarked, “Good to

see both teams shaking hands. It’s getting out of fashion these days.” Ramiz Raja added, “It’s getting out of hand,” before emphasising the tradition of sportsmanship in cricket and the importance of being “gentlemanly and fair,” even taking a jab

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