India and Pakistan clash again in the Asia Cup on Sunday, renewing one of cricket’s fiercest rivalries a week after their last match was overshadowed by a handshake row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India won the September 14 group match by seven wickets in Dubai and afterwards refused to shake hands with their opponents, angering Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was the first meeting between the neighbours since a four-day armed conflict in May left more than 70 people dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pakistan Cricket Board lodged a protest with the International Cricket Council (ICC), saying that match referee Andy Pycroft had told skipper Salman Agha not to approach Indian counterpart Suryakumar Yadav for a handshake at the toss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PCB demanded that Pycroft be removed from their matches and threatened to withdraw from the eight-team T20I competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their last group game was held up for an hour before the PCB said Pycroft had apologised, and the match, with the Zimbabwean in charge, eventually went ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan beat the hosts, the United Arab Emirates, to qualify for the next stage, the Super Fours, and set up another meeting with India in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indian media reported that the team plans to stick to its no-handshake policy for Sunday’s clash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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