45 minutes ago
- Copy link
The controversy, which started after a high-voltage match of the Asia Cup 2025 between India and Pakistan held on 14 September 2025 in Dubai, is not taking the name of stopping. PCB has given its clarification responding to the email of Sanjog Gupta, CEO of ICC. The dispute includes serious allegations against the match referee Andy Pycroft and a violation of rules by PCB media.
Protected Match Violation of Officials Area Rules Accused of In fact, on September 18, ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta sent an email to PCB and raised the talk of violation of the PMOA (Protected Match Officials Area) rules on behalf of his media manager. The email said that the PCB media manager wrongly recorded the meeting between the match referee Andy Picroft, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga and coach Mike Hessen. During this time, the anti-corruption unit (ACU) official objected to taking the phone and recording, but PCB ignored it.
PCB cleaning, media manager is allowed to take camera PCB said in his reply that his media manager is part of the team. PCB claimed that media managers are allowed to use cameras in the ICC protocol. He also said that if a rule was broken, the ICC should ask the match referee whether he had complained to the ACU (Anti-Curption Unit) officer.
However, this claim of PCB weakened, as according to the ICC, the ACU official clearly objected to the phone and recording. PCB had allegedly threatened that if the phone was not taken and recording was not allowed, they would boycott their next match against UAE.
What is controversy? Pakistan faced India on 14 September. Indian players did not join hands with Pakistani players in protest against the Pahalgam attack. PCB described the behavior of Indian players as contrary to sportsmanship and accused Picroft of not working properly. The board had demanded the ICC to exclude the match referee from the tournament. The ICC rejected this demand. After this, Pakistan Team Management canceled its press conference on Tuesday night. This led to further winds for Pakistan’s withdrawal from the tournament.
The Pakistan team stadium arrived late for the match against the UAE, which started an hour late. Pakistani players leaving for Dubai Stadium from the hotel.
There is a loss of about 140 crores The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is divided equally in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, which plays 75 percent of the annual earnings of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). That is, every country gets 15 percent revenue. The remaining 25 percent is divided among the associate member countries.
The earnings come from different sources such as broadcast right (TV and digital), sponsors and ticket sales. From this Asia Cup alone, PCB was scheduled to earn around US $ 12 to 16 million (Rs 140 crore). In such a situation, if Pakistan moves away from the tournament, then it would have proved to be a big economic shock for it.
Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) has achieved a broadcast right of US $ 170 million with ACC for eight years from 2024 to 2031.
Pakistan blamed the referee for not joining hands The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) alleged that the referee had asked the two captains not to join hands after the toss and it was done under pressure from the Indian team.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Monday, ‘PCB has demanded to exclude Picroft immediately. He did not follow the ICC Code of Conduct and Cricket Spirit.
Match referee Andy Pycroft with the captain of both teams at the time of the toss.
It is not necessary to get hands It is not written in any rule book of cricket that it is necessary to handhek after the match. Hand shaking is not a rule, but it is considered part of the game spirit. This is the reason that after almost every match, the players of both teams meet each other and shake hands.
A BCCI official said, ‘Nothing has been written in the rules that you have to join hands with the opposing team. The Indian team is not obliged to join hands with a country that will make the relationship so bad.
,
Also read this news of sports …
Oman played better than Pakistan: Drew the match for a full 40 overs, dismissed 8 batsmen from India; Hara by just 21 runs
The teams of India and Oman were face to face for the first time in any format cricket match. On paper, both teams had no match from anywhere in this match. India No-1, Oman at number 20. Top batter, bowler and all -rounder in Indian team. If the names of Oman players do not even know, then where the ranking is known. Meaning India’s unilateral victory was fixed. Full news