India, Sept. 27 -- Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha has finally spoken out about the handshake row with the Indian team during the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. The rivalry between the two teams has intensified during the tournament, though India has clearly dominated in terms of performance, with most of the attention on off-field antics rather than the quality of play.

Tensions between the two sides have been running high after India's refusal to do a traditional handshake with Pakistan players to show solidarity with the Pahalgam attack victims.

It escalated further when the Pakistan Cricket Board accused match referee Andy Pycroft of blocking the customary handshake between India's Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman during the gr...