No-handshake controversy is not taking the name of the controversy. Pakistan is doing some drama on this on this day. At the same time, a muted video of Pakistan Cricket Board is spreading like fire on social media. In this video, team captain Salman Ali Aga, head coach Mike Hessen and a PCB officer are seen talking to match referee Andy Pikeroft.
In fact, Pakistan defeated UAE by 41 runs in the 10th match of Asia Cup 2025 and confirmed its place in Super-4. After Pakistan’s victory in this match, a video is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
The muted video released by the PCB in an attempt to show that the referee picroft is apologizing. But the fans are making fun of it instead of taking this claim seriously.
However, there are no audio in this video. The board further stated that the PCB has reacted strongly to Andy Picroft’s antics. Paiyoft described the September 14 incident as a result of misconception and apologized. The ICC has talked about investigating the code of conduct violations during the match.
Indian media reports are telling something else. In fact, according to the Times of India, the match referee Andy Pikeoft had proposed to meet Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga and team manager Naveed Akram amidst the entire controversy.
The report said that coach Mike Hessen was also in this meeting. The meeting was held in Pikeoft’s room at Dubai International Stadium where the referee spoke to the Pakistani camp about possible misunderstanding. Also, a source said that there was no talk of apology here. Especially from the person who made no mistake.
Andy Pycroft to PCB – “Play today or pay $16M and that’s the final decision”.
– Pakistan 🇵🇰 surrendered after hearing $16M 😆
– What’s your take on this 🤔 #Pakvsuaepic.twitter.com/wfZrOjqjue
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) September 17, 2025