Overview

• The ACC said Pakistan called off Saturday’s scheduled briefing ahead of Sunday’s Super Four meeting with India in Dubai.
• It was Pakistan’s second withdrawal from a pre-match press conference at this tournament after skipping media before the UAE game.
• The move extends tensions from the September 14 no-handshake row, with the ICC keeping Andy Pycroft on as match referee for the rematch.
• Pakistan earlier threatened to pull out and its UAE match began about an hour late while officials met; the PCB said Pycroft apologized, a claim the ICC disputes.
• PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi met the team in Dubai and said, “We will talk about it soon,” as Sunil Gavaskar criticized the snub and suggested ACC penalties such as point deductions.