ICC Women's World Cup-2025: What did the Pakistani captain Fatima Sana say about sportsmanship before the match against India?
India and Pakistan are scheduled to face each other on Sunday in the ICC Women's World Cup-2025. This match will be played in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Pakistan's women's cricket team captain, Fatima Sana, made a gesture during a recent match against South Africa that has drawn attention ahead of their game against India in the 2025 World Cup on October 5 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. A video of the gesture has been shared online, and she received criticism for it.
The gesture is linked to claims made by Pakistan about shooting down Indian jets during Operation Sindoor. Pakistani cricketer Haris Rauf faced backlash for making similar provocative gestures during matches against India in the Asia Cup 2025 and was fined 30% of his match fees.
Like the Indian men's cricket team, the women's team from India is also expected to avoid shaking hands with Pakistani players before and after the match.
Our main goal is to play, our focus is on the game: Fatima
However, at the pre-match press conference, Pakistani captain Fatima Sana said that her team's focus will be on playing the match and fulfilling all the requirements of the spirit of the game.
Fatima was asked, "Beautiful pictures emerged from the India-Pakistan match in the last World Cup. Indian players posed for pictures with Pakistani player Bismah Maroof's daughter. Will you miss such moments?"
Fatima Sana replied, "Our main goal is to play. Our focus is on the game. Given our good relationships with other teams, we will try to fulfill all the requirements of the spirit of the game."
She said, "Whatever happened in the past, the way everyone was enjoying themselves with Bisma ji, all these things are good as a player. But the first thing is to focus on what you are here for."
The match between India and Pakistan will start at 3 pm on Sunday.

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