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NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has escalated tensions with India by demanding the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft following a controversial handshake refusal by Indian players after their Asia Cup clash on Sunday. The incident occurred after India's seven-wicket victory, when the team declined to shake hands with Pakistani players in solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.The PCB has taken the matter to both the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the Internatio ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 15 (ANI): Former cricketer Atul Wassan defended Indian players as they refused to shake hands with the Pakistan team after their Asia Cup 2025 clash, saying that if the Suryakumar Yadav-led side is not willing, then why are the Men in Green insisting on it? The India-Pakistan rivalry got another chapter in its storied history. With the match being the first between the two nations since the Pahalgam terror attacks on India back in April and consequent launc ...Read More >
Dubai: The Indian team's no-handshake policy during Sunday's Asia Cup clash has stung Pakistan and bruised Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) ego. A day after lodging a protest against the Indian team with match referee Andy Pycroft, the Pakistan board targeted Pycroft himself. PCB has reportedly warned the International Cricket Council (ICC) that its team could pull out of the tournament if its demand of Pycroft's removal from the panel of match referees for the Asia Cup is not met. PCB's grudge ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 15 (ANI): Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday spoke on whether Sunday's India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup could have been avoided, saying that while "terror must stop, sports cannot stop" The India-Pakistan rivalry got another chapter in its storied history. With the match being the first between the two nations since the Pahalgam terror attacks on India back in April and consequent launch of Operation Sindoor by the Indian Armed Forces aga ...Read More >
DUBAI - Indian politics of hate dented sportsmanship in Asia Cup 2025, and now Pakistan issues stern warning that it will refuse to play further matches unless match referee Andy Pycroft is removed. The controversy follows a high-voltage clash against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, which Pakistan claims was marred by Pycroft's questionable conduct. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formally approached International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), citi ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Indian team's refusal to shake hands with Pakistani cricketers, post the toss and after the Asia Cup clash, has sparked a controversy. Pakistan skipper Salman Agha refused to turn up at the post-match presentation ceremony, and their team management lodged a complaint against match referee Andy Pycroft. It was the first time the arch rivals were facing off after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, and India went ahead with the match at Dubai despite millions back home seeking a boyc ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 15: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has demanded an immediate removal of match referee Andy Pycroft from the Asia Cup roster following India's refusal to shake hands with Pakistani players following their match in Dubai on Sunday. In addition to the statement released by the PCB, Naqvi's, who himself heads the continental cricket body, request to remove the match referee from the tournament comes as a surprise because the previous commune from the board doesn ...Read More >
No Handshake: The aftermath of India's commanding seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 continues to dominate discussions, not for cricketing reasons but for what happened-or rather, what didn't happen-after the match. The Indian team refrained from the customary handshake with their Pakistani counterparts, a move that has triggered a wave of reactions across the cricketing world. According to a PTI report, a senior BCCI official clarified that there is no rule mandating players ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India vs Pakistan under such a hostile climate -- ranging from boycott calls to the post-match handshake snub -- has already turned the Asia Cup 2025 into a politically charged and volatile spectacle. But the drama in the UAE may only be beginning. The tournament format leaves open the tantalising possibility of not one, but two more high-voltage India-Pakistan clashes before the month is out.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!One down, two to goIndia's sev ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 14: Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson has expressed his disappointment after Indian players snubbed members of his team by declining to engage in the customary post-match handshakes following their Asia Cup Group A clash on Sunday, saying his team had expected the gesture regardless of the result. IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025: Handshake Snub of Pakistan Players After Match Was Indian Head Coach Gautam Gambhir's Idea, Says Report. "We were ready to shake hands. Disappointed the oppo ...Read More >
DUBAI: India's seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup clash at Dubai Stadium on Sunday was eclipsed by off-field drama after Indian players skipped the customary post-match handshake. Instead of greeting their opponents, Suryakumar Yadav and teammate Shivam Dube exchanged fist bumps after hitting the winning runs, congratulated each other, and then headed straight to the dressing room. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and head coach Mike Hesson later approached the Indian camp, but no ...Read More >
Dubai: India captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistan counterpart Salman Agha did not engage in the customary handshake during the toss for their Group A contest in the Asia Cup here on Sunday, drawing the attention of the cricket fraternity. A handshake between captains of both teams during coin toss before matches in international cricket is a convention and not specified as a rule. On this occasion, both the leaders of Indian and Pakistan teams did not engage in one and also refused to make ...Read More >
ENG vs IND: India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been fined 15% of his match fee and handed a demerit point for an aggressive send-off following the dismissal of England opener Ben Duckett on Day 4 of the third Test at Lord's. The ICC found Siraj in breach of Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to using actions or gestures that could provoke an aggressive response from a dismissed batter. The incident occurred in the sixth over of England's second innings when Duckett tried to ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 8: Zimbabwe fast bowler Kundai Matigimu has been fined 15 per cent of his match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the ongoing second Test against South Africa at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The incident took place on Day 1, during the 72nd over of South Africa's innings when Matigimu fielded a ball in his follow-through and threw it at batter Lhuan-de Pretorius, hitting him on the wrist at close range. ZIM vs SA 2nd Test 2025: Zimbabwe Opener Princ ...Read More >
IMAGE: Former India pacer Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the World Test Championship final next month. Photograph: BCCI The Indian team may not have reached the World Test Championship final but former pacer Javagal Srinath will ensure the country's presence in the upcoming marquee clash by serving as its match referee with WTC debutant Nitin Menon doing duty as the fourth umpire. England's Richard Illingworth and Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand will be the on-field umpires in the ...Read More >
DUBAI - No Indian umpire or referee has been included in the ICC Champions Trophy panel. According to Indian media, match referee Javagal Srinath and umpire Nitin Menon have declined to travel to Pakistan for the tournament. Following their refusal, the ICC excluded them from the panel. The ICC has announced the match officials for the Champions Trophy, with Pakistani umpires also included in the panel. Indian media reports that Javagal Srinath has taken leave from the ICC, while Nitin Menon ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has sparked controversy during the ongoing 4th Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) after an on-field altercation with Australian debutant Sam Konstas. Kohli's shoulder-push incident on Thursday, aimed at unsettling the young batter, escalated into a heated exchange, drawing sharp criticism from ex-cricketers like Ricky Ponting and Michael Vaughan. Both have called for International Cricket Council (ICC) action against Kohli. Ponting and Vaughan ...Read More >
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