Overview

• Match referee Richie Richardson has been assigned the PCB’s reports and has told India he believes a charge should be brought, requesting Suryakumar Yadav’s explanation.
• Yadav dedicated the September 14 win over Pakistan to families of Pahalgam attack victims and to the armed forces, and he later said the team skipped handshakes under BCCI and government guidance.
• ICC regulations bar unapproved political, religious or racial messages, with guidance weighing context such as commemorative intent, media reaction and views of the teams involved.
• Under ICC procedures, reports must be filed within seven days and, if a charge is issued, Yadav can accept it or proceed to a formal hearing with ICC, BCCI and PCB representatives.
• Coverage notes uncertainty over when the PCB complaint was filed, a timing question that could influence how the case proceeds.