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Asia Cup continuing 2025 to the United Arab Emirates witnessed one of its biggest dramas Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) strived to get the coincidence referee Andy Pycroft to take away from his games, only to be strongly blocked by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The controversy began after the incident of Non-Handshake in India vs. Pakistan’s match, which left Pakistan’s camp. The PCB immediately demanded that Andy Pycroft be retired to formalize its parties, claiming that it had failed in its duties.
The ICC refused to accept the demands of Pakistan Cricket Board. An internal review was performed and concluded that Pycroft had acted completely according to the rules. He had not violated any standard code of conduct or protocols for matching referees and the spirit of the game.
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Sanjog Gupta, CEO of the ICC: The Mastermind behind the PCB defeat in Non-Handshake’s controversy
During the discussions heated, six emails were exchanged between the ICC and the PCB, three on each side. However, in spite of all the drama, the Asia Cup 2025 continues and Pycroft continues to be in office. A massive report now appeared in light on the non-Handshake controversy.
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According to Cricbuzz, the newly appointed CEO of the ICC, Sanjog Gupta, was the man behind Pakistan Cricket Board who failed to meet his demand for eliminating Andy Pycroft. Gupta took over the situation and made sure that the rules were strictly followed.
Sanjog Gupta personally directed the discussion on the drama on the side of the ICC. Pakistan Cricket President Mohsin Naqvi and COO Salman Naseer tried to take Pycroft withdrawal. But the ICC rejected its demand by saying that there was no “valid reason” to eliminate Pycroft.
Sanjog Gupta rejects PCB attempts to remove Andy Pycroft in the Asia Cup 2025
There were even internally suggestions to temporarily replace Pycroft with the Pakistan-EUAE party on September 17 as a commitment to calm the situation. But Gupta rejected this proposal, saying that allowing a change without evidence of crime would set a dangerous example.
The CPI’s CEO considered to weaken the authority of concordance referees and could be encouraged teams to try to influence officials in the future. Gupta managed the situation calmly and firmly as he rejected any commitment to maintain the game fair and transparent even.
The report also stated that the PCB even considered it a small “moral victory” when ICC agreed to conduct an investigation into the incident. However, the ICC made it very clear that the investigation would not go to Pycroft and will only focus on the broadest incident.
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Sanjog Gupta’s trip to the higher job
In the meantime, Sanjog Gupta had guided the story, becoming the first Indian CEO of the International Cricket Council (ICC), providing a transformative view to the global cricket. Before joining the ICC, Gupta directed the sports and live experiences to Jiostar.
He also worked at Star India and modernized sports broadcasting with innovations such as multipurpose feed, digital coverage and a focus on women’s sports. Sanjog The great Indian leagues, including the IPL, Island and Pro Kabaddi League, was climbed, while popularizing world tournaments such as the Premier League and Wimbledon worldwide, especially in India..
