Tuesday 16 / September / 2025
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board's demand to remove Andy Pycroft from the panel of match referees for the ongoing Asia Cup 2025.
The PCB had written a letter to the top body holding Andy Pycroft responsible for the no-handshake fiasco that sparked tensions between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.
Indian players' refusal to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts after their Asia Cup win on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium snowballed into a major controversy. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav justified the act, saying that it was meant to show solidarity with the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, which had occurred earlier this year, where 26 civilians were gunned down by terrorists.
