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Asia Cup handshake row: Ex-umpire Anil Chaudhary blasts PCB’s ‘unnecessary drama’ after India defeat | Cricket News

Suryakumar Yadav, left, and Shivam Dube, right, leave the field after their win. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The ongoing Asia Cup has been overshadowed by the fallout from the handshake row and Pakistan Cricket Board’s escalating confrontations with the ICC. Former international umpire Anil Chaudhary has now weighed in, dismissing the controversy as “unnecessary” and…

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EXCLUSIVE | Handshake row: Inside details of PCB’s emails to ICC, closed door meeting and match referee’s non apology | Cricket News

ICC stood ground and reiterated that Pycroft is not guilty of any code of conduct violation. (Video grab) Will they? Won’t they? The guesswork continued for the last few days as there was a lot of uncertainty regarding Pakistan’s participation in the ongoing Asia Cup. To make matters worse, the side decided against boarding the…

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‘Highest level of offence’: What does the PCB’s letter to the ICC say on handshake controversy at Asia Cup? | Cricket News

India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the Asia Cup on September 14. Subsequently, they chose to not shake hands after the match. (Getty Images) The Indian cricket team’s refusal to shake hands with Pakistan players after their Asia Cup clash in Dubai on Sunday has sparked a major controversy, with the Pakistan Cricket Board…

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ICC rejects PCB’s demand to remove match referee Andy Pycroft from Asia Cup | Cricket News

Representational photo of the ICC. (Image: TimesofIndia.com) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has formally turned down the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) request to replace match referee Andy Pycroft during the ongoing Asia Cup. TimesofIndia.com had reported on Monday night that a formal communication in this regard was being drafted and it landed on Tuesday morning.The…

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