T20 WC 2026 | Team India to continue with `No handshake` policy: BCCI source

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Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 clash against arch-rivals, Pakistan, Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav will not indulge in the customary handshake with the captain of the “Green Shirts”, Salman Ali Agha, maintaining the status quo since the Asia Cup 2025.

“The No handshake Policy will continue,” a BCCI official in Colombo confirmed, requesting anonymity.

The two teams are set to clash against each other at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.

T20 World Cup 2026, IND vs PAK: Full squads

India`s squad: Ishan Kishan(w), Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Abhishek Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.

Pakistan`s squad: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan(w), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza, Khawaja Nafay.

More updates to follow…

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