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The continued war between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) has made a fierce turn. The PCB has come out strongly in its response to the CPI after being questioned by its recent behavior in the ASIA Cup in current 2025.
The new controversy broke out when the ICC sought clarification of the PCB on the presence of Pakistan’s media manager during a emergency meeting with the party referee Andy Pycroft, Captain Salman Ali Agha, the main coach Mike Hesson and team director Naved Akram Cheema.
In his response, the PCB made it clear that the media manager Naeem Gillani received adequate authorization to access the players’ and party officers (PMOA).
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They emphasized that their presence was not a breach of the rules and turned the tables into the ICC asking why Pycroft did not propose the matter with the anti -corruption unit (ACU) if any standard operating procedure (SOP) had really violated.
🚨 Breaking: PCB responded to ICC mail stating that the team manager had authorized access to the PMOA, adding that his presence at the meeting with the Andy Pycroft party referee is not a rape. PCB asked the ICC that if the soup was not followed …
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Taking this position, the PCB has not only defended its move, but also called into question the ICC handling on the matter.
ICC accuses PCB of various PMOA breaches
Previously, the ICC sent a formal email to the PCB accusing the council of “misconduct” and multiple breaches of the rules of the players and the area of the party officers (PMOA) before the Pakistan group’s match against the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, September 17.
It is said that Pakistan allowed the media director Naeem Gillani filmed a pre -match meeting involved in the coincidence referee Andy Pycroft, Captain Salman Ali Agha and the main coach Mike Hesson, despite the fact that these things are strictly banned by the ICC regulations.
PTI said that a source of the tournament said: “ICC’s CEO, Sanjog Gupta, wrote to the PCB, who stated that the Council has been guilty of PMOA violations on party day. The PCB receives the email. PCB brought his media manager to the meeting and insisted that he would be present during the conversation.”
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The CPI warned the Pakistan that repeated PMOA breaches will not be tolerated. But now the PCB has changed its point in the governing body of the world.
They stated that if the protocol was raped, the party referee should have informed the Asian Cricket officer (ACC), instead of taking the CPI to the action. Now, it is left to see how the ICC reacts to its answer.
Why did Pakistan continue to play in the Asia Cup 2025 after Non-Handshake’s controversy?
In the meantime, there are several reasons why Pakistan decided to participate in the 2025 in progress in the ongoing Asia Cup, despite the controversy of the hand India. The Council revealed that coincidence referee Andy Pycroft apologized for not allowing Captains Salman Ali Agha i Suryakumar yadav To shake hands during the launch of the high voltage shock in Dubai on September 14.
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Initially, Pakistan had demanded the removal of Pycroft and even set aside from leaving the tournament. However, financial realities forced a change in plans. With Sony with media rights worth $ 170 million for the Asia Cup cycle 2024-31, Pakistan lost $ 10-15 million if he retired.
Revenue was included in sponsorship, entries and the participation of complete members nations. The PCB also faced possible sanctions of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) under the pressure of the stations and other boards. In the face of great financial and regulatory risks, Pakistan decided to finally play.
