India vs. Pakistan Games match referee at the Asia Cup 2025, Andy Pycroft has finally broken its silence on the handshake Ro controversy. He has apologized for forgetting to inform the Pakistan National Cricket Team that the no-handshike protocol will continue in the entire match.
The refusal of a handshake, which took place during the start of the match, seemed mutual because the two skipers were informed of the protocol. However, Pakistani players were surprised to the Indian batsmen after the conclusion of Chase, left the ground for the dressing room without waiting for the formal handshake.
The rules of ICC Preface for the spirit of the game show that players should join hands and congratulate their opponents for their performance, and also celebrate themselves.
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Match referee Andy Pycroft apologizes to Pakistan team for their blunder
Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Aga of the protocol change to join hands during the coin toss at the beginning of the game, was pre-content with the Pakistani captain.
However, the match referee, Andy Pycroft, who informed Salman Aga of the changed protocol at the time of the toss, failed to inform the captain of the continuation of the protocol for the rest of the game.
A report in the NDTV has revealed that Andy Picroft took the goff-up due to not informing the Pakistan captain of the No-Handshek Protocol across the match. The Indian players went straight to the dressing room, surprising Pakistani players.
The same report has confirmed that Andy Pycroft apologized to the PCB and Pakistan National Cricket Team for their failure to inform about the post -match protocol.
PCB works due to lack of cricket spirit on the field
Troubled by the incidents after Chase’s completion at Dubai International Stadium, PCB issued a statement late at night, claiming India’s works to be against the spirit of sports.
Read in a PCB statement,
In post -match cases, PCB further said, “Match referee, Andy Pikeroft did not ask Captain Salman Ali Aga, at the time of toss, to join hands with their Indian counterpart. Pakistan team management has staged a protest, by calling the behavior against the spirit of the game.”
More India vs Pakistan Games
It will be interesting to see if the decisions of the two teams change with progress in the Asia Cup. India and Pakistan are expected to play this Asia Cup many times against each other. They have once played in a group -phase game, and if they qualify for Super -4 or semi -finals, they can face India again.
However, if the PCB chief stands on its claim to refuse to play in the next Asia Cup stability against the major UAE, it will tighten the possibility of making it in Pakistan’s Super -4 phase.
Also read: ‘I stopped watching …’: Sourav Ganguly breaks silence on no-handhek row in India vs Pakistan Clash
