New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The cricketing world wonders if India and Pakistan will end the handshake row in today's match. Actions involving Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistani counterpart, Salman Ali Agha, will be closely watched.

Meanwhile, former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali says there shouldn't be any handshakes.

"I have never shaken hands. I never had this habit. I simply have no interest in it. When I was coaching, I wondered why a handshake was necessary. You lose and then go to shake hands, why?" he said on the YouTube podcast The Game Plan.

"They say it is the spirit of the game. I don't believe in that. If I were the head coach of the Pakistan team, I would have asked my players not to shake hands. Even if the ICC a...