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The referee of the match of the India vs Pakistan The game in the Asia Cup 2025, Andy Pycroft, has finally broken its silence to the controversy of the hand -row. He has apologized for forgetting to inform the Pakistan’s national team that Non-Handshake’s protocol will continue throughout the game.
The denial of a helping hand, which occurred during the start of the party, seemed mutual as the two patterns were informed of the protocol. However, Pakistani players were bewildered when the Indian beating, after the conclusion of the persecution, left the field for the locker room without waiting for the formal hand.
The rules of the ICC’s preamble for the spirit of the game suggest that players should shake hands and congratulate their opponents on their performance and that they should also celebrate their own.
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Referee Match Andy Pycroft apologized to Pakistan’s team for his gap
The Indian pattern, Suryakumar yadavIt was previously informed, next to Salman Agha, the Pakistani pattern, of the protocol change so as not to shake hands during the coins launch at the beginning of the party.
However, the party referee, Andy Pycroft, who had informed Salman Agha of the protocol changed at the time of launch, did not inform the pattern of the continuation of the protocol for the rest of the game.
An NDTV report has revealed that, because Andy Pycroft did not inform Pakistan Captain of the Non-Handshake Protocol throughout the game, wear out. Indian players entered directly into the locker room, letting Pakistani players bewildered.
The same report has confirmed that Andy Pycroft apologized to the PCB and the Pakistan’s national team for their lack of informing them of subsequent protocols in the party.
PCB actions for lack of cricket spirit in the field
Unfortunately with the incidents that took place after the persecution concluded at the Dubai International Stadium, the PCB issued a statement at night, calling for India’s actions to be against the spirit of the game.
“The director of the Naveed Cheema team presented a strong protest against the behavior of the Indian players of not shaking hands. He was considered not to be brought and against the spirit of the game. As a protest, we did not send our captain to the post-party ceremony,” a statement from PCB read.
In the subsequent matters of the game, the PCB also said: “The party referee, Andy Pycroft, had asked Captain Salman Ali Agha, at the time of launch, not to shake hands with his Indian counterpart. The Pakistani team management has presented a protest, shouting the behavior against the spirit of sport.”
More games of India vs Pakistan on the cards
It would be interesting to see if the decisions of the two teams Change with the advance in the Asia Cup. India and Pakistan are expected to play with each other several times in this Cup in Asia. They played once in the group in the group phase and, if they are classified in the Super-4 or the semifinals, could again face India.
However, if the PCB head is in its claim to deny playing the following Asia Cup team against the United Arab Emirates, it would harden Pakistan’s possibilities to do so at Super-4.
