The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially rejected Pakistan Cricket Boards demand to remove match referee Andy Pycroft over the no handshake controversy. The possible rejection was reportedly conveyed to the PCB last night.
ICC has rejected Pakistan’s demand to remove the match referee Andy Pycroft over the ‘no handshake’ controversy in the India vs Pakistan clash on Sunday (September 14). The decision, reportedly, was also conveyed to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) last night. For the unversed, the controversy has brewed after team India players refused to shake hands with the Pakistan players and walked away from the ground after winning the match while the men in green waited for the Indian camp to come out.
As for Andy Pycroft, the PCB was said to be miffed with his role in asking the Pakistan captain, Salman Ali Agha, to avoid shaking hands with the India skipper Suryakumar Yadav at the toss. However, according to Cricbuzz, the ICC has reasoned it out, saying that the ACC officials on the ground are understood to have told Pycroft that there will be no handshake at the toss.
The ICC, in its letter, has cleared the air on the matter and refuted Pakistan’s belief that Pycroft was acting on behalf of the Indian team.
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