In the Asia Cup 2025 matches, the controversy has been warm continuously after the India and Pakistan match. Where Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Aga did not join hands during the toss. Even after the match was over, Indian players did not join hands with Pakistani players. The dressing form was closed. There is a ruckus about this.
At the same time, the Pakistan Cricket Board also complained to the ICC in this matter, but the ICC has rejected the PCB application. Let me tell you that PCB demanded the ICC during this time that the match referee Andy Pikeroft should be removed from the Asia Cup, otherwise they will boycott the Asia Cup.
According to the report of Cricbuzz, its information was given to PCB on Monday night. This is the formal answer of the ICC on the demand of PCB. It is being said that PCB is angry with the role of Pycroft in which he asked Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga not to join hands with the Indian captain during the toss. However, the ICC stated the reason for this, saying that it is believed that the ACC authorities on the field had told Picroft that no captain would join hands during the toss.
The ICC letter made this clear and denied Pakistan’s belief that the match referee was working on behalf of the Indian team. Indian team captain Suryakumar Yadav and coach Gautam Gambhir had also told why they did not join hands with Pakistani players? Both of them had said in unison that they had done so in understanding the pain of the citizens killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and in honor of the Indian forces in Operation Sindoor.
Now the question arises whether Pakistan will really boycott the Asia Cup 2025 after the ICC dismisses the Demang or it was only a jackal given by it. Significantly, the PCB had said that if the referee Andy is not removed, it will boycott from the Asia Cup.