Dubai, Sep 17 (PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday claimed that match referee Andy Pycroft apologised to its national team for prohibiting the handshake between Indian and Pakistani players during their Asia Cup match here.
Pakistan, who delayed their departure for the game against the UAE here on Wednesday to protest the ICC’s refusal to remove Pycroft, claimed that the Zimbabwean had apologised for his actions.
“ICC’s controversial match referee Andy Pycroft has apologized to the manager and captain of the Pakistani cricket team. Andy Pycroft had prohibited the captains of both teams from shaking hands during the India-Pakistan match,” the PCB said in a statement on ‘X’.
“The Pakistan Cricket Board had strongly reacted to Andy Pycroft’s
action. Andy Pycroft termed the incident on September 14 as a result of miscommunication and apologized,” it added.
The Pakistan Board also claimed that the ICC would be investigating its complaint against Pycroft.
“The ICC has expressed its readiness to investigate the violation of the Code of Conduct during the match on September 14,” it stated. PTI KHS PM PM PDS PDS
