Overview
- PTI reports that the ICC has asked India to drop any plan to avoid post-match handshakes in the Dubai fixture.
- India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet on December 14 at the ICC Academy Ground during the U-19 Asia Cup.
- A BCCI official said team manager Anand Datar has received explicit instructions regarding the protocol.
- The official added that the match referee must be informed in advance if India maintains a no-handshake stance.
- The practice stems from prior senior and women’s matches after the Pahalgam terror attack, as India’s U-19 squad, led by captain Ayush Mhatre with batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi, begins play this week.