There were no handshakes between the players at the toss, in keeping with the recent trend in India vs Pakistan cricket matches India won the toss and elected to bat first against arch-rivals Pakistan in the men's cricket gold medal match of the Asian Games 2026 at Nisshin on Saturday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• There were no handshakes between the players at the toss, in keeping with the recent trend in India vs Pakistan cricket matchesS1

• India won the toss and elected to bat first against arch-rivals Pakistan in the men's cricket gold medal match of the Asian Games 2026 at Nisshin on Saturday.S2

• India won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the men's cricket gold medal match at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan. The highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash will decide the men's cricket gold medal...S3