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The strained bilateral relations betwixt India and Bangladesh filtered onto the cricket tract arsenic captains of the 2 teams abstained from making customary handshake up of their ICC Under 19 World Cup Group A lucifer successful Zimbabwe connected Saturday (January 17, 2026).
After a delayed commencement owing to rain, India skipper Ayush Mhatre and Bangladesh vice-captain Zawad Abrar stood astatine the flip but determination was nary speech of cordiality betwixt them earlier oregon aft the rotation of the coin.
However, some the teams are yet to marque an authoritative connection astir the incident.
It whitethorn beryllium recalled that a nary handshake argumentation is successful vogue betwixt India and Pakistan from past year's Asia Cup successful the aftermath of Pahalgam massacre and the ensuing Operation Sindoor carried retired by the Indian Armed Forces.
The governmental and cricketing narration betwixt India and Bangladesh are connected the lowest ebb of late.
Several anti-Bangladesh rallies were held successful assorted parts of India, protesting against the reported persecution of minorities successful the neighbouring state successful caller days.
The cricketing ties excessively person deed the nadir aft the BCCI precocious asked Kolkata Knight Riders to drawback the IPL declaration of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman.
Subsequently, Bangladesh has requested the ICC to relocate its upcoming T20 World Cup matches from Kolkata and Mumbai, citing imaginable information risks to the players, officials and fans.
The discussions are presently underway betwixt the International Cricket Council and Bangladesh Cricket Board successful that regard.
