India A avoid handshakes with Pakistan A before Asia Cup Rising Stars clash in Doha

Players of the India A team avoided handshakes with their Pakistan A counterparts ahead of their Asia Cup Rising Stars clash at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha on Sunday, November 16, news agency PTI reported. 

The players went their separate ways after the national anthems. India A were asked to bat first after Pakistan A won the toss.

The India A skipper Jitesh Sharma followed the Indian players during the Asia Cup 2025, when the Suryakumar Yadav-led team avoided the greeting with their Pakistani counterparts in all three clashes in the tournament.

India's T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav didn't shake hands with Salman Ali Agha. Jitesh followed in his seniors' footsteps and did not shake hands with Pakistan Shaheens skipper Irfan Khan at the toss.

India A were bowled out for 136 after the Pakistani bowlers put in a strong show with the ball. Shahid Aziz took three wickets, while Saad Masood and Maaz



Sadaqat scalped a couple each. The pitch looked a bit two-paced but it was surely not what the Indian batters put up.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the top-scorer with his 45 from 28 balls, while Naman Dhir scored 35 from 20 deliveries. Harsh Dubey looked to make a late contribution as he made 19 from 15 balls. However, he could not have carried on for much longer. 

India A had won their first match in the tournament after beating the UAE by 148 runs. The Indian team will now need to bowl out of their skins to defend this and stay unbeaten in the tournament.

Pakistan A's Playing XI: Mohammad Naeem, Maaz Sadaqat, Yasir Khan, Mohammad Faiq, Irfan Khan(c), Saad Masood, Ghazi Ghori(w), Shahid Aziz, Ubaid Shah, Ahmed Daniyal, Sufiyan Muqeem

India A's Playing XI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Ramandeep Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Suyash Sharma