File photo: Harmanpreet Kaur and Fatima Sana did not shake hands at the toss for India vs Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AFP

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan captain Fatima Sana did not shake hands at the toss ahead of their Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 match at Edgbaston on June 14.

The Women’s Cricket World Cup guidelines, set by the International Cricket Council (ICC), do not make handshakes between players compulsory, and action can only be taken against teams or players if their conduct doesn’t uphold the spirit of the game.

After political tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, and subsequently Operation Sindoor, India and Pakistan did not shake hands at any of their meetings across men’s and women’s cricket in over the last year.

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Harmanpreet and Fatima did not shake hands when the two sides met at the Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025 either.

When asked about handshakes at the pre-match press conference, Harmanpreet had said, “We are here for cricket and we (in the team) don’t talk about anything else.”

Published on Jun 14, 2026