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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday, the International Cricket Council brought the Asia Cup handshake saga to a close by delivering its final verdict to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding Andy Pycroft. <\/a>The PCB had written twice to the ICC, demanding the removal of the Zimbabwean match referee from the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, holding him responsible for the no-handshake incident during the India-Pakistan clash in Dubai on Sunday. Both requests were rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The PCB claimed that Pycroft triggered the controversy by instructing the captains not to shake hands at the toss. Pakistan\u2019s team manager subsequently wrote to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), accusing the 69-year-old of \u201cmisconduct of the highest order,\u201d prompting the PCB to seek ICC intervention. The board even threatened to withdraw from the tournament if their demand was not met, but the ICC dismissed both appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a report by Cricbuzz, the ICC informed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) <\/a>that no wrongdoing was found on the part of match referee Andy Pycroft, who was said to have actually prevented an \u201cembarrassment\u201d for both India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan\u2019s Salman Ali Agha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The report stated: \u201cThe ICC communique noted that it had conducted its own inquiry and concluded that Pycroft had helped prevent an embarrassment for both captains by discreetly advising them to avoid handshakes at the toss. Pycroft had not violated any match protocols<\/a>.\u201d The ICC also acknowledged that the PCB was within its rights to lodge the complaint but stressed that appointments of match officials are a centralised decision and cannot be influenced by any member board. The governing body warned that yielding to pressure could set a dangerous precedent, and therefore, Pycroft remained as the match referee for Pakistan\u2019s Wednesday clash against the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier that evening, Pakistan\u2019s final group game in Dubai was delayed by an hour while the PCB awaited final clearance. Players were instructed to remain at the hotel after the ICC rejected their second appeal, confirming Pycroft\u2019s continued role. After a lengthy meeting at PCB headquarters with chairman Mohsin Naqvi and former chairpersons Ramiz Raja and Najam Sethi, it was decided that the team would proceed. Shortly afterward, Naqvi tweeted: \u201cWe have asked the Pakistan team to depart for the Dubai Cricket Stadium. Further details to follow.\u201d The team left for the venue soon after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ICC informed the PCB that it found no wrongdoing on the part of the match referee. ICC Ends Handshake Controversy, Rejects PCB\u2019s Plea Against Pycroft On Wednesday, the International Cricket Council brought the Asia Cup handshake saga to a close by delivering its final verdict to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding Andy Pycroft. […]\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[23,15,280,24,17],"class_list":["post-3483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket-news","tag-cricket-news","tag-e2bet","tag-icc","tag-online-betting","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3494,"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3483\/revisions\/3494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}ICC Clears Pycroft, PCB Accepts Decision After Delayed UAE Match<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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