The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday issued clarification on the no-handshake episode during their ICC U-19 World Cup 2026 match against India, describing the incident as “completely unintentional and resulted from a momentary lapse in concentration”.
The incident took place at the time of the coin toss at the Queen Sports Park in Bulawayo when Bangladesh vice-captain Zawad Abrar and India captain Ayush Mhatre did not perform the customary handshake. The incident went viral no time with fans relating the incident with India senior team skipper Suryakumar Yadav's Asia Cup 2025 act.
It must also be noted that both India and Bangladesh are having a strained diplomatic relations at the moment. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has taken note of an inadvertent and unwarranted action that occurred at the toss prior to the opening match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026, Zimbabwe & Namibia, between Bangladesh and India,” BCB said.
“The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has taken note of an inadvertent and unwarranted action that occurred at the toss prior to the opening match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026, Zimbabwe & Namibia, between Bangladesh and India,” the statement further added.
“The players have also been reminded of their responsibility to maintain the highest standards of sportsmanship, camaraderie and mutual respect in all interactions with opposing teams,” it said.
India register second win on the trot
Meanwhile, as far as the match is concerned, India have defeated Bangladesh by 18 runs via Duckworth-Lewis Method (DLS) to register their second win on the trot. Batting first, India rode on half centuries from Vaibhav Suryavanshi (72) and Abhigyan Kundu (80) to post 238.
India register second win on the trot
Meanwhile, as far as the match is concerned, India have defeated Bangladesh by 18 runs via Duckworth-Lewis Method (DLS) to register their second win on the trot. Batting first, India rode on half centuries from Vaibhav Suryavanshi (72) and Abhigyan Kundu (80) to post 238.
In reply, Bangladesh lost opener Zawad early before Rifat Beg (37) and Azizul Hakim Tamim (51) revived the innings with a 56-run stand. Although Rifat was dismissed for a run-a-ball knock, Tamim put on another 44 runs for the third wicket with Kalam Siddiki Aleen before rain stopped play for the second time in the game.
Post resumption, Bangladesh were set a revised target of 165 in 29 overs. The break helped India to break Bangladesh's momentum as Vihaan Malhotra did the star turn with four wickets for just 14 runs to restrict the opposition to 146 all out.
