Pakistan Cricket Chief Moshin Naqvi stated that Pakistan will not reciprocate handshakes if India is unwilling, emphasizing that cricket and politics should remain separate. He noted that Pakistan's stance is that matches will occur on an equal footing, and if India does not wish to shake hands, Pakistan will not either. This follows a pattern of no handshakes between the teams in recent tournaments, including the Asia Cup, where the Indian team reportedly delayed accepting a trophy from Naqvi due to his social media posts.