Mumbai, February 17 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday that Indian cricketers not shaking hands with their Pakistani counterparts during the recently played cricket match is "bullying" by the BJP and the Centre.
Raut said his party believes that matches should not be played between India and Pakistan.
"(But) If you are doing that, then show sportsmanship," Raut said.
"The fact that Indian players are not shaking hands with Pakistani players is bullying by the BJP and the government towards Indian players. Why are you playing? What happens if you don't play (with Pakistan)," he said.
Playing with Pakistan generates thousands of crores in betting. Half of this money will go to Pakistan. That money will go to Dawood Ibrahim, Masood Azhar. This will again lead to terrorism, the Sena (UBT) MP added.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with his Pakistani counterpart Salman Ali Agha during the toss of their T20 World Cup clash in Colombo on Sunday, maintaining the status quo since the Asia Cup in Dubai last year.