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Pakistan threaten to boycott Asia Cup after referee criticism

Last Monday morning, PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council, the body that organises the Asia Cup, posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the PCB had lodged a complaint against match referee Andy Pycroft, demanding his removal from the Asia Cup officiating panel.

Pakistan received no handshakes from the India players

Last Monday morning, PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council, the body that organises the Asia Cup, posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the PCB had lodged a complaint against match referee Andy Pycroft, demanding his removal from the Asia Cup officiating panel.
Naqvi’s post read: “The PCB has lodged a complaint with the ICC regarding violations by the Match Referee of the ICC Code of Conduct and the MCC Laws pertaining to the Spirit of Cricket. The PCB has demanded an immediate removal of the Match Referee from the Asia Cup.”
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