handshake controversy

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 […]

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 […]

Asia Cup drama: How Pakistan captain protested after India’s refusal to shake hands in Dubai | Cricket News

Pakistan team after the match in Dubai. (Pic credit: Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India’s commanding seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday may have looked routine on the scoreboard, but the aftermath turned the Dubai International Stadium into the stage of a diplomatic drama. Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha refused to attend […]