India vs Sri Lanka: Why Hardik Pandya refused to shake hands with Suryakumar Yadav?

India vs Sri Lanka: Team India faced Sri Lanka in the Super Four of the Asia Cup 2023. In a hard-fought battle, India won the toss and decided to bat. However, they did not perform at their best level while batting and managed only 213 runs after being completely bowled out in 49.1 overs. But during Sri Lanka’s innings, Kuldeep Yadav played a key role in restricting them from chasing down the score. India won by 41 runs and qualified for the finals.

3 things you need to know 

• IND vs SL match witnessed both teams being bowled out completely 
• The India vs Sri Lanka match was filled with thrillers 
• Team India will now play Bangladesh in its final Super Four match 

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IND vs SL Hardik Pandya refused to shake hands with Suryakumar Yadav 

The Indian cricket team beat Sri Lanka by a score of 41 runs in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match. As a result of their victory, Team India will be competing in the event finals on September 17 at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The incident in question was Suryakumar Yadav, a substitute fielder who came on and took a spectacular catch off Hardik Pandya's bowling to get rid of Maheesh Theekshana. While everyone else was celebrating the wicket, onlookers saw Yadav pass on a handshake with Pandya, and Pandya refused to shake his hand.

What A Brilliant Catch By Our SKY 🤩🔥#INDvsSL #SuryaKumarYadav pic.twitter.com/PQOnFmnXQL

— SKY FC 💙 (@Surya_fanclub_) September 12, 2023

However, if we look at the video closely during the incident, when Hardik took his hand back, he seemed to pat Surya on the shoulder with the other hand and was seen talking during the incident. This increases the possibility of him being injured. Some see it as a hint of tension between the two players, while others believe Pandya was avoiding shaking hands due to a finger injury he got during the catch.

What? Hardik Pandya & Sky 😐😨#INDvSL #AsiaCup23 #ViratKohli #HardikPandya #iPhone15 #INDvsPAK #RohitSharma𓃵 pic.twitter.com/6KpYm6l8KO

— Steve Harrington (@steve49261425) September 12, 2023

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When is Team India's next match in the Asia Cup 2023?

Team India is set to face Bangladesh to wrap up their Super Four on Friday, September 15, 2023. After that, they will be playing the final of the tournament against the winner of the Sri Lanka vs Pakistan match. Before beating Sri Lanka by 41 runs, Rohit Sharma and his team destroyed Pakistan by winning the match by 228 runs.