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In recent development, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued a warning to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to “violate multiple tournament rules” in the Asia Cup 2025. The ICC sent an email to the PCB on restricted areas before its Asia Cup clash with Arab Emirates.
The match between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates was delayed more than an hour at the Dubai International Stadium on September 17. In particular, the team refused to make the field in response to the ICC’s decision to retain the coincidence referee Andy Pycroft despite several PCB applications for its withdrawal.
PCB shared video silenced with coincidence referee Andy Pycroft on social networks
Pakistan sent a letter to the ICC on the controversy of hits during his Asia Cup clash against India in Dubai. The PCB blamed Match Andy Pycroft’s referee and demanded his retirement from the referee, even threatening to remove from the tournament.
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After the ICC rejected the application, the PCB wrote another letter on the eve of its game against the United Arab Emirates. On the day of the game, the players received the instruction to stay at the hotel as the PCB held a long meeting with President Mohsin Naqvi and the former heads of Najam Sethi and Ramiz Raja.
The PCB later published on social media that Pycroft had apologized to his camp. They also shared an X video showing Zimbabwe’s officer in a conversation with Captain Salman Ali Agha, Manager Naved Akram Cheema and coach Mike Hesson in the referee room, but the audio was silenced.
ICC took strict actions against the PCB to “violate the laws” in Asia Cup
The CPI wrote the email to the PCB for the regulations of non -compliance within the players’ area and the officers of the match (PMOA). CEO Sanjog Gupta described repeated filming in restricted areas such as misconduct and a violation of the tournament protocol.
“The CEO of the ICC, Sanjog Gupta, wrote to the PCB stating that the Council has been guilty of repeated PMOA violations on the day of the party. The PCB receives the email,” a source of the tournament told PTI.
The PCB has not yet responded to an email sent on September 17, the day his party was delayed in an hour. After receiving another strong warning, it is not clear how the PCB will respond.
India faced Pakistan in Super Four stage on September 21
The Super Four Stage of the Asia Cup 2025 will start on Saturday with a game between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Sri Lanka advanced unbeaten B group after eliminating Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi, while Bangladesh also qualified for the same group.
India and Pakistan won their points in Group A. Men in blue will face Pakistan on September 21 in Dubai. India, who won the first match against Pakistan, remains unbeaten before the final group game against Oman.
The side of Suryakumar Yadav will face Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the next games. The stage will end with India taking Sri Lanka on September 26, also in Dubai. The first two sides at the end of this round will meet in the final on September 28 in Dubai.
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