Overview

• ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta emailed the PCB citing repeated PMOA violations on match day and signaled possible disciplinary action or fines.
• The ICC rejected Pakistan’s claim that match referee Andy Pycroft apologized, stating he only expressed regret over a miscommunication.
• Reporting indicates Pycroft was told minutes before the toss that there would be no handshake, after the BCCI’s government‑cleared request was relayed via the ACC.
• Pakistan delayed its UAE match by an hour and threatened to withdraw while seeking Pycroft’s removal, a demand the ICC refused.
• A former international umpire noted that handshakes are a courtesy rather than a written requirement, underscoring the protocol dispute’s gray area.