Noida, Sept. 15 -- Former cricketer Madan Lal expressed his thoughts on Indian players refusing to shake hands with the Pakistan team after the Asia Cup 2025 clash between the two sides on Sunday, saying "terrorism" and "sports" can't be together.

Before the first ball of the rivalry fixture was bowled, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Salman turned heads by not engaging in the traditional handshake after the toss. During the toss, neither skipper maintained eye contact nor tried to initiate a handshake and eschewed the gesture.

India's stance was linked to the strained relations between the two nations in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, during which 26 tourists were killed on April 22 by Pakistan-sponso...