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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is ready to determine immediately (Wednesday) whether or not the Inexperienced Shirts will proceed within the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, following the handshake row with match referee Andy Pycroft after the India conflict.
The announcement is predicted forward of the nationwide aspect’s closing group-stage conflict towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
The controversy arose after Pakistan and India captains skipped handshake on the toss throughout their September 14 Asia Cup 2025 conflict, an omission reportedly directed by Andy Pycroft.Â
PCB pens second letter to ICC
In the meantime, the sources have stated that the PCB has penned one other letter to the ICC over the latter’s refusal to just accept its demand of Pycroft’s elimination from the Asia Cup 2025
Taking a agency stand on the problem, the PCB has rejected the ICC’s resolution to not take motion towards the match referee.
The board, as per the sources, has refused to play matches supervised by Pycroft and is standing on its resolution to boycott the matches if its calls for are usually not met.
Moreover, the PCB has termed the ICC’s inquiry towards the match referee as a mere formality, stressing that neither all points have been examined for inquiry nor related individuals have been contacted.
In its letter, the PCB has stated that Pakistan will conform to play in spite of everything its reservations are addressed a proper announcement of acceptance of demand is made.
Highlighting ICC’s growing woes, the soruces stated that the cricketing authority as no selection however to take away umpire from Pakistani matches after Pakistan’s robust stance.
Not solely did Indian skipper keep away from handshake on the toss, however repeated the identical after the match ended, when the gamers of the opposing groups are purported to shake arms as per cricketing custom.Â
Whereas the Indian gamers congratulated one another on the dugout after the match, they avoided acknowledging or shaking arms with the Pakistani group.
Pakistan’s gamers lined up anticipating the customary handshake, solely to see the Indian group retreat and shut the dressing room doorways.
Later, India’s victorious captain, Suryakumar, defended his group’s resolution to not shake arms with the Pakistan gamers, saying that it was taken in alignment with their authorities and cricket board.
The transfer prompted a robust response from the cricketing fraternity in addition to Mohsin Naqvi, who heads each the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and can be the serving head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
Not solely did Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha, in protest, refused to attend the post-match presentation ceremony, breaking from broadcast norms the place captains often share their ideas, the PCB has filed a proper grievance with the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) and the Marylebone Cricket Membership (MCC), calling for the elimination of match referee Andy Pycroft from the continuing Asia Cup 2025 — for reportedly instructing the omission of the customary handshake.
Contrastingly, the Indian media has reported that the ICC has turned down the PCB’s request to take away match referee Pycroft from the continuing event.
