India, Feb. 16 -- The status quo was maintained in the T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match between India and Pakistan. Just as in the Asia Cup 2025, the Indian players refrained from shaking hands with the Pakistan players after the game at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Heading into the match, one question was on everyone's minds, and that was whether the players from both teams would shake hands with each other. On the eve of the game, both Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha acted coy and didn't divulge much. However, at the toss, the stance was clear, as the two didn't even make eye contact, let alone a handshake.

Once the game was done and India sealed a comfortable 61-run win, the players just patted each other on the ...