Pakistan, who delayed their departure for the sport towards the UAE right here on Wednesday to protest the ICC’s refusal to take away Pycroft, claimed that the Zimbabwean had apologised for his actions.
“ICC’s controversial match referee Andy Pycroft has apologized to the supervisor and captain of the Pakistani cricket crew. Andy Pycroft had prohibited the captains of each groups from shaking fingers throughout the India-Pakistan match,” the PCB stated in a press release on ‘X’.
“The Pakistan Cricket Board had strongly reacted to Andy Pycroft’s motion. Andy Pycroft termed the incident on September 14 on account of miscommunication and apologized,” it added.
The Pakistan Board additionally claimed that the ICC can be investigating its grievance towards Pycroft.
“The ICC has expressed its readiness to research the violation of the Code of Conduct throughout the match on September 14,” it said.
Earlier, Pakistan confirmed up for the essential Asia Cup sport towards the UAE however not earlier than inflicting a dramatic delay after the ICC’s persistent rejection of its demand to take away match referee Andy Pycroft.
The crew had earlier refused to go away its resort for the must-win group match as Pycroft will officiate the sport that may now begin at 9pm IST as an alternative of the unique 8pm begin.
Teams are required to report on the stadium two hours earlier than the beginning of the sport which Pakistan did not do in protest.
That Pycroft would stay match referee was communicated to PCB chairman and Asian Cricket Council head Mohsin Naqvi by ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta in a convention name.
The ICC maintained that the Zimbabwean will stay in cost as he has adopted the foundations and rules to the ‘T’.
Pakistan had held Pycroft chargeable for the embarrassment it confronted after its captain Salman Ali Agha and India skipper Suryakumar didn’t trade a handshake and their crew sheets throughout the toss on Sunday.
The PCB stated that Pycroft had instructed Salman to keep away from a handshake with Suryakumar and instructed the 2 captains to not trade crew sheets.
The Indian gamers didn’t shake fingers with the rivals even after the match as a mark of solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror assault.
On Wednesday, as soon as the Pakistan crew didn’t go away from the Grosvenor Hotel in Dubai, it was evident that the impasse continued after the rejection of a second PCB grievance by the ICC.
Pycroft himself was current on the Dubai International Stadium and left the venue surrounded by bodyguards after he was referred to as to the ICC Headquarters only a kilometer away from the bottom.
The ICC gave a six-point rebuttal during which maintained that the PCB’s complaints have been baseless.
The ICC in its written communication said: “The ICC’s investigation was carried out on the premise of the knowledge supplied within the report lodged by the PCB. We took the report at Face worth and notice that no supporting documentation or proof was supplied with it.
“The PCB had each alternative to submit assertion from its crew members alongside the preliminary report however selected not to take action.” The second level said that there was “no case to reply” on the a part of match referee.
“The actions that match referee took was, following clear instructions to him from ACC (Asian Cricket Council) Venue Manager, have been in step with how a match referee will take care of such a difficulty, communicated because it was with no time for him to do the rest (minutes earlier than the toss).”
The ICC in its third pointer was clear that Pycroft was dedicated to “preserving the sanctity of the toss and avoiding any potential embarrassment which may have arisen.
“The Match Referee was not at fault in any of this.”
“It is just not the position of the Match Referee to manage ay crew or match particular protocols which have been agreed outdoors of the realm of play, that may be a matter for the match organizers and related crew managers,” the ICC added.
The conclusion was a terse one the place the ICC brass questioned if “…the PCB’s actual concern or complain pertains to the precise choice that handshakes didn’t happen.”
“The PCB ought to due to this fact direct these grievance to the match organiser and those that took the precise choice (which was not the Match Referee). The ICC doesn’t have a job in that.”
In a nutshell, ICC truly put the ball again in “ACC chairman” Mohsin Naqvi and Tournament Director Andy Russell’s courtroom.
The PCB can lose as much as $16 million in the event that they don’t play the match. Naqvi took recommendation from two former PCB chairmen — Ramiz Raja and Najam Sethi — earlier than deciding that the crew would proceed.
It is just not recognized what transpired in that assembly however quickly after Naqvi took to ‘X’ and introduced.
“We have requested the Pakistan crew to depart for the Dubai Cricket Stadium. Further particulars to comply with.” The crew left the venue quickly after that.
Meanwhile, UAE captain Muhammad Waseem gained the toss and opted to bowl first.
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