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NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has responded to ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta's email and issued their clarifications regarding the issues raised by the planetary cricket assemblage connected September 18. Gupta had mentioned PMOA violations by the media manager, but the PCB, successful its defence, stated that determination was "authorised access"."The team’s media manager is portion of the squad and has authorised entree to the PMOA. His beingness determination is not a violation. ICC protocols see provisions that let media managers to usage cameras. If the SOP was not followed, the ICC should question the lucifer referee connected whether helium reported the substance to the ACU official," PCB is believed to person told the ICC.The PCB, however, missed an important detail, arsenic the ACU official, according to the ICC email, objected to the telephone being taken wrong the country and besides to the filming of the delicate gathering betwixt lucifer referee Andy Pycroft, Pakistan skipper Salman Agha, and manager Mike Hesson. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!It is understood that the PCB did not comply and alternatively went connected to blackmail by saying they would boycott the lucifer against the UAE if they were not allowed to instrumentality the telephone wrong and grounds the meeting.It is further believed that PCB is connected a sticky wicket aft their caller actions and adjacent their media connection and "defamatory" connection for Pycroft could pull legal trouble.
The play aft the India vs Pakistan crippled connected September 14 refuses to dice down, and it volition beryllium absorbing to spot however the ICC, which has been precise beardown with their words and actions truthful far, responds to PCB's latest email.India and Pakistan are acceptable to conscionable again successful the Super 4s successful Dubai connected September 21, and much fireworks are expected, some connected and disconnected the field, erstwhile the arch-rivals fastener horns successful the ongoing Asia Cup 2025.
