The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has backed off from its risk to withdraw from the Asia Cup 2025, in line with experiences. The PCB threatened to tug out of the continued match within the wake of the ‘no handshake’ controversy throughout the match between India and Pakistan final week.
The Indian workforce maintained a ‘no handshake’ stance all through the match. Captain Suryakumar Yadav didn’t shake fingers along with his counterpart, Salman Ali Agha, on the toss and did the identical on the finish of the match too.
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After hitting the successful six, Suryakumar and Shivam Dube walked straight again to the dressing room with out the customary handshake with the opposition gamers.
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Following the incident, the PCB responded by submitting a proper grievance with the Worldwide Cricket Council. They claimed that match referee Andy Pycroft had instructed the captains to not shake fingers on the toss.
PCB threatened to tug out of Asia Cup 2025
The board additionally threatened to tug out of Asia Cup 2025 if Pycroft was not faraway from officiating additional within the match.
Hours after the match ended, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who can be the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president, confirmed {that a} grievance had been lodged with the ICC as he posted: “The PCB has lodged a grievance with the ICC concerning violations by the Match Referee of the ICC Code of Conduct and the MCC Legal guidelines pertaining to the Spirit of Cricket. The PCB has demanded an instantaneous elimination of the Match Referee from the Asia Cup.”
Pakistan unlikely to tug out of Asia Cup 2025:
Nevertheless, Pakistan are unlikely to boycott the rest of the Asia Cup. ESPNcricinfo has reported that whereas PCB has lodged a proper grievance, it has not taken a proper stance to desert the competitors, no matter the ICC’s resolution on their plea towards Pycroft.
Pycroft and Richie Richardson are the 2 match referees on the ongoing match. The previous Zimbabwe cricketer is scheduled to officiate two extra group stage matches: Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong and Pakistan vs UAE.
In the meantime, the Males in Inexperienced are on the verge of elimination from the Asia Cup after struggling a crushing 7-wicket loss by the hands of India.
They are going to be going through UAE of their final group sport this week. It’s a do-or-die match for each the groups. The winner of the match will be a part of India within the Tremendous 4s whereas the dropping workforce will exit the competitors.
