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IND vs PAK drama! Pakistan cancel press conference; Mohsin Naqvi’s three-word reply sparks buzz | Cricket News

PCB chairman Naqvi visits Pakistan training session, talks in length with coach Hesson ahead of India clash (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing handshake controversy and tensions with ICC match referee Andy Pycroft, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi paid a surprise visit to Pakistan’s training session ahead of their highly anticipated Super Fours clash […]

Mohsin Naqvi steps in at ICC Academy, Pakistan turn to mind games before India clash | Cricket News

Pakistani players celebrates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A week after a controversy-filled clash at the Dubai International Stadium, India and Pakistan are preparing for another high-stakes Super Four meeting in the Asia Cup at the same venue. On Saturday, Pakistan received a morale boost when PCB chairman and Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi visited the […]

Drama continues in Dubai! Pakistan cancel press conference ahead of India clash | Cricket News

Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha, right, walks past India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan have decided to cancel their pre-match press conference before their Super Fours match against India at the Asia Cup on Sunday. This follows a similar cancellation before their previous game against the UAE. While the press conference scheduled for 6 […]

PCB responds, says ICC protocols allow media managers to use cameras

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday defended its media manager filming a meeting between match referee Andy Pycroft and team officials ahead of their Asia Cup game against UAE, maintaining that the action was within ICC protocols. On Thursday, ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta had written to the PCB citing “multiple violations” of the Players and […]

Fact check: Did match referee Andy Pycroft apologise to Pakistan cricket team? | Cricket News

Andy Pycroft (R) takes team sheet from the Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha before the match against the UAE in the Asia Cup. (PTI) Pakistan withdrew their threat of pulling out from the Asia Cup ahead of the match against UAE on Wednesday. In what was a dramatic day in Dubai, Pakistan team stayed put […]

‘Andy Pycroft is India’s favourite’: Ramiz Raja blasts ICC referee, questions neutrality after Asia Cup row | Cricket News

Andy Pycroft (left) during the toss for the match between India and Pakistan. NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has accused International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Andy Pycroft of blatant bias, branding him a “favourite for the Indians” in the wake of the handshake controversy and mounting tensions at the […]

Asia Cup 2025: Haris Rauf distances himself from Pakistan’s boycott drama

Haris Rauf made it clear that Pakistan’s players were unaffected by the off-field storm that surrounded their Asia Cup group-stage clash against the UAE, as the side led by Salman Ali Agha brushed aside uncertainty to secure a berth in the Super 4s. Tension had loomed over the fixture after the PCB lodged multiple complaints […]

India ‘torturing’ Pakistan through match referee: Ex-player uses distasteful language for Suryakumar Yadav | Cricket News

Captain Suryakumar Yadav in conversation with reporters after the match (Picture credit – Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) Former Pakistan batter Yousuf Youhana, who later changed name to Mohammad Yousuf, used disrespectful language and joked about India captain Suryakumar Yadav‘s name as part of a panel discussion. The 51-year-old also stated the Indian cricket board was using its […]

Handshake controversy: ICC officially rejects PCB’s demand to remove match referee Andy Pycroft

The International Cricket Council (ICC ) on Tuesday officially rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) demand to remove match referee Andy Pycroft from the panel of officials for the Asia Cup 2025. What’s ‘no handshake controversy’? The Indian players’ refusal to exchange handshakes with their Pakistani counterparts after an Asia Cup clash in Dubai on […]

India vs Pakistan in danger? Here’s the latest on handshake row from Dubai | Cricket News

The controversy erupted when Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and India skipper Suryakumar Yadav did not exchange the customary handshake during the toss at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has threatened to withdraw from the remaining Asia Cup 2025 matches if match referee Andy […]