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Players of India and Pakistan were seen shaking hands in the Sultan of Johar Cup of Under-21 Hockey.
The match between India and Pakistan in the Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament ended in a draw. The Under-21 category tournament is being played in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. On Tuesday, the group stage match between India and Pakistan ended with the score of 3-3. India scored 2 goals in the last quarter to draw the match.
The special thing was that both the teams also shook hands during the match. There is a situation of political tension between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terrorist attack and Operation Sindoor this year. Due to which players of both the teams did not shake hands with each other in Men’s Cricket Asia Cup and Women’s ODI World Cup, but nothing like this happened in hockey.
Players of India and Pakistan clapping each other during the match.
Pakistan took the lead in the first quarter The match between India and Pakistan was played on Tuesday at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor. Pakistan played attacking hockey from the first quarter and scored a goal in the fifth minute. Captain Shahid Hanan gave the team the lead by scoring a goal in the penalty stroke.
In the first quarter, both the teams got 1-1 penalty corner, but both the teams could not score. India’s Kingson Singh Thokchom also got a green card in the last minute of the quarter. Due to which he had to leave the field for 2 minutes.
Pakistan took a 1-0 lead by scoring a goal in the first quarter itself.
No goals were scored in the second quarter Both teams could not score goals in the second quarter. Pakistan did get a penalty corner in the 17th minute, but the team could not score. In the 20th minute, India’s precious ace got a yellow card, due to which he had to stay out of the field for 5 minutes. Pakistan was leading 1-0 after half time.
Pakistan remained ahead till the third quarter India got a penalty corner in the 33rd minute of the third quarter, but the team could not score. In the 38th minute, Pakistan got a penalty corner, here Sufiyan Khan capitalized on the opportunity and scored a goal and put the team ahead 2-0.
India got a penalty stroke in the 43rd minute. Arayjit Singh Hundal capitalized on the opportunity and scored the first goal for the team. The score became 2-1. In the same quarter, Pakistan’s Mohammad Wasim got a yellow card, due to which he had to stay out for 5 minutes.
India equalized in the fourth quarter Pakistan got a penalty corner in the very first minute of the fourth quarter, but the team could not score. In the 47th minute, Saurabh Anand Kushwaha scored a field goal and made India equal 2-2.
India scored 2 goals in the fourth quarter.
India went ahead in the 52nd minute The score remained tied at 2-2 for 51 minutes. India got a penalty corner in the 52nd minute. Manmeet Singh scored a goal and gave the team a lead of 3-2. Pakistan made a comeback in the 55th minute, Sufiyan Khan scored a penalty corner and leveled the score at 3-3. With this scoreline, full time was reached and the match remained a draw.
India remains at second position in the points table Even after playing a draw with Pakistan, Team India remains at second position in the points table. The team has 7 points from 2 wins and 1 draw in 3 matches. Australia is at number one with 7 points from 2 wins and 1 draw. Because the team’s goal difference is better than India. India had defeated Great Britain and New Zealand in the first two matches.
Team India has won 2 matches in the tournament. The team defeated New Zealand and Great Britain.
Players of both teams shook hands During the match, players of both the teams shook hands with each other. Both the teams were seen shaking hands before the match started and after it ended. Following the political dispute between the two countries, the Pakistan team did not come to India to play the Hockey Asia Cup in September.
Junior Hockey World Cup will be played in India during November-December this year. For this the Pakistan team will definitely come to India. In such a situation, the issue of whether or not the two teams will shake hands will definitely arise here too.
Players of both the teams shaking hands with each other before the start of the match.
India did not join hands in cricket Cricket Asia Cup was played in UAE after Pakistan did not participate in Hockey Asia Cup. Here 3 matches were played between India and Pakistan, never once did the players of both the teams shake hands. Even after becoming the champion, Team India did not even accept the trophy from Pakistani Chief of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Mohsin Naqvi.
14 September 2025: In the group stage, the match between India and Pakistan was played in UAE. During the toss and even after the end of the match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and other players did not shake hands with the Pakistani players. India won the match by 7 wickets.
21 September 2025: India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in the super stage. Here also both the teams did not shake hands.
28 September 2025: India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final. Here also the players of both the teams did not shake hands.
On September 10, the teams of India and Pakistan did not shake hands during the Asia Cup cricket match in UAE. The picture is from the same match.
Team India returned to India without the trophy, the team has still not received the trophy. After this, India defeated Pakistan in the Women’s ODI World Cup at Colombo. Here also both the teams did not do handshake. Now there is a possibility of controversy after both the teams join hands in Under-21 hockey.
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