Overview

• It was Pakistan’s second straight pre-match media no-show, following a similar cancellation before the UAE fixture earlier this week.
• The dispute stems from the earlier India–Pakistan group game, after which the PCB sought match referee Andy Pycroft’s removal, a request the ICC rejected.
• Pycroft is slated to officiate the Super Four meeting with India, despite Pakistan’s prior demand that he be taken off duties.
• The ICC issued a reprimand over alleged filming inside the Player and Managers’ Area, while the PCB defended its media manager’s access and use of a camera in a letter to the council.
• Sunil Gavaskar criticized Pakistan’s stance and suggested the ACC consider penalties for skipping mandatory press briefings, and local reports say Pakistan has engaged a sports psychologist to lift morale.