Archive · 3 Oct 2026
India Beat Pakistan for Asian Games Gold Amid No Handshakes
India and Pakistan played each other in the Asian Games cricket final in Japan.
India won by 19 runs and kept the gold medal.
Before the game, India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose for his team to bat first.
Iyer and Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan did not shake hands.
The players mostly kept their attention on the cricket, and the match had no major arguments or disruptions.
India received gold medals, Pakistan received silver, and Sri Lanka won bronze.
The medal ceremony went smoothly.
Reports describe the location in different ways, naming Nagoya, Nisshin and Korogi Sports Park.
India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs to win the Asian Games cricket final and retain the gold medal.
At the toss, India captain Shreyas Iyer won and chose to bat; he and Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan did not shake hands.
The match passed without major on-field or sideline incidents, despite the strained relations between the countries.
India received gold from ICC chairman Jay Shah, while an AINAGOC official presented silver medals to Pakistan; Sri Lanka won bronze.
The reports give different location descriptions: Nagoya, Nisshin and Korogi Sports Park in Japan.
- Who
- India and Pakistan, captained by Shreyas Iyer and Sahibzada Farhan; Sri Lanka also won a medal.
- What
- India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games cricket final to retain gold; the captains did not shake hands.
- When
- Saturday, October 3, according to the PTI report.
- Where
- Japan; reports variously identify Nagoya, Nisshin and Korogi Sports Park.
- Why
- India won the final with a decisive total; the reports attribute the missing handshakes to continuing strained bilateral ties.
BCCI position
Mohsin Naqvi position
Who should present the Asia Cup trophies
BCCI position
The BCCI says Indian teams will not receive trophies from Naqvi and had asked the ACC to let its deputy chairman conduct the presentation.
Mohsin Naqvi position
Naqvi has insisted that India must collect the trophies from him personally.
- Final result
- India beat Pakistan by 19 runs.
- Medals
- India gold; Pakistan silver; Sri Lanka bronze.
- Toss
- Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat.
- Captains
- Shreyas Iyer captained India; Sahibzada Farhan captained Pakistan.
- Handshake
- The captains did not shake hands at the toss, and the teams did not interact after the match.
- Medal presentation
- Jay Shah presented India's gold medals; an AINAGOC official presented Pakistan's silver medals.
- Reported locations
- The articles mention Nagoya, Nisshin and Korogi Sports Park in Japan.
- Related dispute
- The reports describe a separate BCCI–Mohsin Naqvi standoff over presentation of Asia Cup trophies.
