Asia Cup 2025: ICC reacts on the PCB call to replace the referee of the Andy Pycroft match after the defeat of Pakistan against India

THE International Cricket Council (ICC) refused Pakistan Cricket Boardrequest to delete Andy Pycroft as a match referee for the rest of the Asia Cup 2025Despite new tensions after controversy in the field on the ground. President of the PCB Mohs Naqvi had pressed the immediate replacement of Pycroft after India The players have refrained from shaking hands Pakistan The counterparts of the draw before their Asian Cup match on September 14 at the Dubai International Stadium.

ICC rejects the PCB request to remove referee Andy Pycroft

ICC published an official declaration when writing the editorial’s moment, the Apex organization finds no convincing reason in the PCB complaint. The PCB argued that the actions constituted a violation of the spirit of the cricket and the tasks of the match referees; However, the ICC thinks that the only involvement of Pycroft has been to relay instructions to avoid public friction during the launch – a role considered as procedural, not punitive.

The granting of the PCB request would establish an undesirable precedent, say that the CPI officials, especially since the laws do not impose hand handles before or after the matches. THE Marylebone Cricket ClubThe manual of the spirit of cricket (MCC) (MCC) simply encourages, rather than required, such gestures. Despite the issue of the public issue and citing the violations of the CPI code of the ICC and the MCC Spirit of Cricket, the PCB did not officially approach the MCC during the incident. Meanwhile, Naqvi’s double capacity as president of the PCB and Catchy The president may not have much grip because the ICC holds the final authority on match appointments. The global organization, in its response, should also clarify that hand handles, although customary, are not a legal constraint under an international directive.

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Asia Cup 2025 The troubles are looming but ICC stands firm

According to Cricbuzz reports, PCB threatened to boycott their next match against water if their request is ignored. PYCROFT remains the person appointed for the confrontation of September 17. This intensifies uncertainty around the Asian Cup, but all the signs indicated that the ICC maintains its position. The Board of Directors should remind the PCB that respect and fair play – the qualities defended in the MCC Cricket spirit – are advisory rather than regulatory, and that the appointment of civil servants follows an independent process involving both the ICC and the accommodation organization, and not the requests of unilateral members.

In the absence of an official complaint filed with the MCC and the CPI determined to avoid defining a previous disruptor, it is increasingly clear that Pycroft will continue as a match arbitrator unless new proofs appear. This episode highlights increasing tensions, but also the determination of the ICC to maintain impartiality in the administration of the tournament.

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