India’s women’s team will not take part in a handshake with Pakistan’s women’s team ahead of their Women’s T20 World Cup match in Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Sunday, according to sources cited by NDTV. The reporting says the stance is not limited to any specific individual and will be observed during the pre-match interaction between the two sides.
The match is part of the Women’s T20 World Cup tournament, with both teams preparing to play in front of an international audience. The sources referenced by NDTV do not provide further detail beyond confirming that the Indian team will refrain from the handshake as the teams meet for the game.
With no additional explanations or counter-statements included in the provided coverage, the key point across the sources is that India will not conduct the customary handshake with Pakistan prior to the contest, while the match itself is still scheduled to go ahead as planned.
