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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan lodge official complaint after India’s SKY refuses handshake with opposition players

A day after Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav and other Indian players refused to shake hands with the Pakistan team after a commanding seven-wicket win in the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium, Pakistan’s team manager, Naveed Akram Cheema, filed an official complaint with the match referee Andy Pycroft on Monday. Confirming […]

‘Inshallah…’: Pakistan bowler warns India ahead of Asia Cup clash in UAE | Cricket News

Pakistan’s Haris Rauf, second left, and teammates celebrate after the dismissal of Bangladesh’s Litton Das during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Lahore, Pakistan. AP/PTI(AP05_30_2025_000595A) Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has made a sensational claim that will not sit well with Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian cricket team ahead of their highly anticipated […]

Women’s ODI World Cup 2025: Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan; 15-member squad announced | Cricket News

Fatima Sana of Pakistan (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Pakistan has named a 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, scheduled from 30 September to 2 November. This same squad will also play a three-match ODI series against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 16 to 22 September. Uncapped right-handed […]

‘Cricket chhod ke maulana ban jaa’: Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan trolled after comical dismissal | Cricket News

Mohammad Rizwan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Things are not going Pakistan’s star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan’s way. After being dropped from the Asia Cup squad and demoted in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) central contracts, his poor run has now extended to the Caribbean Premier League.Playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Rizwan managed only 3 […]

No Category A! Babar Azam suffers major setback, demoted in PCB central contracts | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and current ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan have been demoted to Category ‘B’ in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) latest list of central contracts, released on Tuesday. For the 2025–26 cycle, the PCB has not placed any player in the top Category ‘A’, instead distributing 30 cricketers across Categories […]

Pakistan’s Asia Cup squad | Coach Mike Hesson reveals why Babar Azam was left out: ‘Asked to improve in some areas’ | Cricket News

Coach Mike Hesson and Babar Azam NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Sunday announced a 17-member squad for the triangular T20I series in Sharjah and the Asia Cup in the UAE, leaving out stalwarts Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. The decision underlined a shift in strategy, with the selectors preferring aggressive batters Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan and […]