The matches between India and Pakistan are always intense and this year there were number of controversies that happened between the two teams on field. From the Champions Trophy to the Asia Cup 2025, many thrilling matches were played between India and Pakistan but both the teams were seen clashing with each other. Let's take a look at the 10 major controversies between India and Pakistan on the cricket field in 2025 that grabbed widespread attention.
For the first time in the history of cricket, the captains of India and Pakistan did not shake hands with each other. The decision to not shake hands came after Pahalgam attack and this has continued in Women's team as well as the U-19 team. The controversy escalated to a point that during the Asia Cup final after India denied to take trophy from Mohsin Naqvi - he shamelessly ran away with it.
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India refused to travel to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy and PCB insisted on not changing the venue. The controversy kept on lingering for a few months following which ICC intervened and the tournament was conducted in a hybrid model which meant that India played all its matches in UAE.
A major blunder occurred in India vs Pakistan match of Women's ODI World Cup 2025 regarding the toss. The Pakistan captain Fatima Sana called for "tails" but the coin landed on "heads" despite this the match referee gave the toss to Pakistan captain but Fatima Sana did not correct her decision.
During the Asia Cup, Abhishek Sharma and Haris Rauf were involved in a heated confrontation and it escalated to a point where the umpires had to intervene. The incident occurred after Rauf bowled a bouncer and was seen saying something to Abhishek, which angered the Indian batter.
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The Indian captain Ayush Mhatre and Pakistan's captain Farhan Yusuf did not even look at each other in the U-19 Asia Cup. Neither captain shook hands. It is believed that this controversy may continue in the future.