A match was played between the Indian junior hockey team and Pakistan on Tuesday in the Sultan Johar Cup held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. But before the start of this match, players of both the teams shook hands with each other. Which is now being discussed on social media. This discussion is necessary because after the increased tension after the Pahalgam attack, both the countries had maintained distance from each other even on the playground. The Indian cricket team did not shake hands with the Pakistani players in the Asia Cup. This tradition continued in the Women’s ODI World Cup match also.
But before this match, both the teams started the match with high-fives. Let us tell you that before this match Pakistan Senior officials of the Hockey Federation (PHF) had already instructed their players to be mentally prepared. He was told that if the Indian players did not shake hands, he should ignore it and not get into any emotional confrontation. The official also said that the players have been taught to avoid any kind of emotional reaction during the match, so that the focus can be on the competitiveness of the game. See the scene of the handshake here
Earlier in August, Pakistan had not sent its team to India for the Men’s Asia Cup, due to which sports related tension had increased between India and Pakistan. Now this new twist has come on the hockey field.
Know the complete history of handshake controversy
Tension between India and Pakistan is at its peak after the Pahalgam terrorist attack. After this attack, the match between India and Pakistan was to be held in the Asia Cup on 14 September. There was a lot of discussion about the boycott of this match. But both the teams took the field. But Indian players refused to shake hands with Pakistani players. This trend continued throughout the Asia Cup. Both the teams clashed 3 times. But the Indian players did not join hands.
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Not only this. After winning the Asia Cup, Indian players did not even take the trophy from Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi, who was the chairman of ACC. There was a lot of controversy regarding this. On October 5, when the Indian women’s cricket team faced Pakistan in the World Cup, there was tension on both sides and they did not shake hands. Even in a junior football match, this tension was seen between the players of both the countries. But now this trend has broken on the hockey field.
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