Is it mandatory for players to shake hands after a cricket match? The former referee makes things clear | Cricket news

Former international referee Anil Chaudhary says that recent controversies of Pakistan Cricket Board at the Asian Cup, including boycott threats, disputes with the referee of the ICC Andy Pycroft match, and the handshake with India, were attempted diversion of attention after Pakistan against India in Dubai on September 19.The controversy ignited when the Indian team chose not to shake hands with the Pakistani players after their 7 -porter victory in Dubai. Pakistan responded by withdrawing from the post-match presentation with the absent Salman Skipper Agha.

India’s decision was linked to tense relations between nations following a terrorist attack in the Pahalgam of Jammu-et-Cachemire, where 26 tourists were killed by terrorists sponsored by Pakistan on April 22.The situation intensified when PCB filed a complaint against the match referee Andy Pycroft, accusing him of having raped the Code of Conduct ICC and the laws of the MCC concerning the spirit of the cricket. The ICC has rejected Pakistan’s request.The PCB then threatened to withdraw from their crucial match against the water. The drama continued when the Pakistani team refused to leave their hotel in the Dubai Marina region for its essential match against the United Arab Emirates, demanding the withdrawal of Pycroft.The team finally arrived at the stadium after receiving the management authorization, but the game was delayed by one hour.Shake hands in the ICC rules book?The CPI conduct code for match officials and the official match of the match in this case is read as follows: “Note: Article 2.1.1 is intended to cover all the types of driving of a minor nature contrary to the spirit of the game and which is not specifically and adequately covered by the specific offenses set out elsewhere in this code of conduct. The spirit of the game can be defined by reference to the preamble to the laws of cricket and implies respect, among others, (a) the role of referees and (b) the game and its traditional values.“”At no time in the rules book, for players or officials, says that shaking their hands is compulsory.“I think that after losing the match, it was part of the reversal of things. Otherwise, in any law book, in the game conditions of any ICC, there is nothing in writing. I understand the controversy by hand Shake to which you refer, the handshake started about 15 to 20 years ago. The captain used to shake hands before. So, I think that everything that is unnecessarily created, and there is no need, “Chaudhary told the Ani news agency.“I think that people who complained also knew that it was useless to do it on the ground. And you cannot do this. I don’t know who their administrators were, what they did, but in doing so, they will know that nothing will happen,” added Chaudhary.Pakistan had also canceled its pre-match press conference on Tuesday, although they organized a training session before the confrontation of the water.“All of them are unnecessary things. He is an experienced and former referee of the ICC Elite panel. He is a well -known player in Zimbabwe, and his record is so good,” said Chaudhary about Pycroft.