{"id":185729,"date":"2025-10-15T21:01:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=185729"},"modified":"2025-10-15T21:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:07:47","slug":"australian-cricketers-mock-indias-handshake-snub-against-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/10\/15\/australian-cricketers-mock-indias-handshake-snub-against-pakistan.html","title":{"rendered":"Australian cricketers mock India\u2019s handshake snub against Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-185730\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/australia-mock-india.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/australia-mock-india.webp 600w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/australia-mock-india-293x220.webp 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Islamabad: A humorous video mocking the Indian cricket team over its refusal to shake hands with Pakistan during the Asia Cup has gone viral, created by Australian cricketers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, during the Asia Cup tournament, India\u2019s decision not to shake hands with the Pakistan team drew widespread criticism for violating the spirit of the game. The controversy escalated when India also declined to receive the trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board and Asian Cricket Council chairman Mohsin Naqvi at the event\u2019s closing ceremony.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AUS players pre-India clip mocks India no-handshake theatre vs Pak. Why Aussie media &amp; players laughing at stance sold as national pride? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BCCI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JayShah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GautamGambhir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GautamGambhir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ICC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MithunManhas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MithunManhas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vikrantgupta73?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vikrantgupta73<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawatrahul9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rawatrahul9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mufaddal_vohra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mufaddal_vohra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PadmajaJoshi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PadmajaJoshi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShivAroor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShivAroor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lSbuyhEcui\">pic.twitter.com\/lSbuyhEcui<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maham Fazal (@MahamFazal_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahamFazal_\/status\/1978126585828982793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAgainst this backdrop, Australia\u2019s popular sports platform Kayo Sports released a satirical video in which male and female Australian players lampoon India\u2019s behavior. At the start, the anchors joke, \u201cWe all know India is on its way. But we\u2019ve identified one of their critical weakness.\u201d The other one then chimes in, saying, \u201cWe know that they&#8217;re not huge fans of the traditional greeting (handshake), so we can throw them off before we&#8217;ve even bowled a ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video features Australia\u2019s white-ball captain Mitchell Marsh, pacer Josh Hazlewood, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, women cricketer Ellyse Perry, spinner Sophie Molineux, Grace Harris, and others, all humorously imitating India\u2019s refusal to shake hands.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Australian and Indian teams are ready to face each other in three ODIs and five T20Is, beginning on Sunday, October 19, in Perth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: A humorous video mocking the Indian cricket team over its refusal to shake hands with Pakistan during the Asia Cup has gone viral, created by Australian cricketers. 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