Harmanpreet won't shake hands with Pak's Fatima
Ahmedabad, Oct. 2 -- India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will not shake hands with her Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana at the toss when they face off in the league match of the ODI World Cup in Colombo on Sunday. Both teams will also not stick to the post-match convention of shaking hands, it is learnt.
Following the Asia Cup where the men's team refused to shake hands with Pakistan players, the women's team is also making it clear that it won't engage in any pleasantries or adhere to sporting conventions while playing Pakistan, who they face only in multi-team tournaments.
"Our relationship with the hostile country is the same and there is no change from last week," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told HT. "When India plays Pakistan...
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