Pakistan’s match – UAE Asia Cup in Dubai was covered with confusion on Wednesday evening while “ Confrontation ” between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) has raised doubts if the match would go. The controversy was focused on the objection of Pakistan to Andy Pycroft officiating as a match arbitrator in their match against the water. The ICC confirmed that it had already investigated the case and erased the referee from the match with any reprehensible act, declaring that “the appointment of the leaders of the match is a centralized decision of the ICC and that it cannot be influenced by the considerations of a member council”. He also noted that this would establish a precedent dangerous for the future.
CPI officials also noted that Pycroft “had not broken any match protocol; In fact, he helped warn the potential embarrassment of the two captains by informing them that the organizers had decided to jump the handshake in the draw. ”The day of the match, at the end of the afternoon in Dubai, Pycroft had arrived at the stadium, even if speculation rose on the participation of Pakistan. The reports suggest that Ramiz Raja and Najam Sethi had been invited by the PCB for consultations. Preparations were also underway for a press conference, the president of the PCB, Mohin Naqvi, should clarify the position of the board of directors. Meanwhile, the water team has reached the ground as planned, but the Pakistani team stayed at their hotel. Our journalist in Dubai confirmed that the players had been prevented from leaving despite that their bags of kit were already loaded on the bus. The confusion increased when the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) eliminated its planned social media match post. The PCB also canceled its pre-match press conference, adding to the speculation of a possible confiscation. A Geo News report said Pycroft had left the location of the ICC headquarters. Simultaneously, the best brass of the PCB, including Naqvi, Raja and Sethi, met in Lahore to decide their action plan. PCB spokesperson Amir Mir then announced that the game, initially set at 8:00 p.m. STS, would be delayed by one hour. “The consultation process is underway and the head of the PCB Mohin Naqvi is discussed with former presidents Ramiz Raja and Najam Sethi and, on the other hand, online negotiations also continue with Dubai. Immediately, the match between water and Pakistan was delayed by an hour, “he said.The Pakistani team was finally invited to leave for the Dubai International Stadium. Shortly after, Naqvi confirmed the same on social networks with an article on X. “We asked the Pakistani team to leave for the Dubai cricket stadium. More details to follow.”
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Official start time has been postponed at 9:00 p.m. IST, although uncertainty has always been benefited from the match.
