Handshake row: ICC appoints match officials for India vs Pakistan; who will referee?

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Andy Pycroft arsenic the lucifer referee for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 Super 4s lucifer betwixt India and Pakistan astatine Dubai International Cricket Stadium connected Sunday.

This assignment comes contempt caller controversies involving the Pakistan Cricket Board's allegations astir Pycroft's behaviour during the erstwhile lucifer connected September 14.The ICC had rejected PCB's request of removing Pycroft arsenic the lucifer referee for the Asia Cup for allegedly going against the Code of Conduct successful instructing Suryakumar Yadav and Agha Salman to debar handshakes during the erstwhile encounter.

The PCB's effect to the concern resulted successful a menace to retreat from the tournament, wherever they delayed their lucifer against the UAE by an hour.

After palmy negotiations betwixt ICC, PCB and the Asian Cricket Council, Pakistan relented and played the lucifer vs UAE and booked their spot successful the Super 4s with a win.The India vs Pakistan lucifer volition instrumentality spot astatine the aforesaid venue wherever the erstwhile contention unfolded, which had led to Pakistani skipper Agha Salman's lack from the post-match presentation.India participate the contention with an undefeated grounds successful the tournament.

The Suryakumar Yadav-led squad secured their latest triumph against Oman with a 21-run borderline successful Abu Dhabi. They were the lone squad from Group A to support a cleanable record, having antecedently defeated some the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.Pakistan's travel to the Super 4s included victories implicit the United Arab Emirates and Oman, but they suffered a important decision against India. The squad nether Agha Salman's enactment volition beryllium looking to amended their T20I grounds against India successful this upcoming encounter.