Andy Pycroft, the ICC match referee at the centre of the controversy that nearly derailed the 2025 Asia Cup, was told only minutes before the toss of the India-Pakistan match on September 14 that the ...

Senior Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has hit out at Pakistan for unfairly blaming match referee Andy Pycroft over the post-match handshake controversy that erupted following India’s group-stage ...

IMAGE: Match referee Andy Pycroft at the toss before the Asia Cup group match between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, September 14. Photograph: ACC/X Match referee Andy Pycroft, who is involved ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly turned down the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) request to remove match referee Andy Pycroft from the ongoing Asia Cup, following controversy ...

What was PCB’s complaint? The PCB pointed fingers at match referee Andy Pycroft, alleging he instructed captains to skip handshakes at the toss and even blocked team sheet exchanges, favouring India.

'If I were Andy Pycroft, you are apologising to me. What would I even be apologising for? ‘I'm sorry that Suryakumar Yadav didn't shake your hand'? Really?' IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube ...

Did Andy Pycroft apologise to Pakistan team? According to Times of India report, a well-placed source said that Andy Pycroft did not "apologise" to Pakistan as PCB has claimed. He said, "There was no ...

Andy Pycroft, the ICC match referee at the centre of the controversy that nearly derailed the Asia Cup, was only told minutes before the toss of the India-Pakistan match on September 14 that the two ...