/Asia Cup 2025: Ramiz Raja accuses ICC referee Andy Pycroft of being India’s favourite The mounting tensions at the continental tournament saw the PCB threatening to boycott the UAE game and the Asia Cup (as a whole). The 2025 Asia Cup has garnered enough attention to become the most-watched ongoing cricket series.
The row around the Pakistan Team, which urged the governing body (ICC) to immediately release its match referee, Andy Pycroft, over the ‘handshake saga’ during the India Group game, seems to have grown, with former Pakistan captain and PCB chairman, Ramiz Raja, openly accusing Pycroft of being India’s favourite.
The mounting tensions at the continental tournament saw the PCB threatening to boycott the UAE game and the Asia Cup (as a whole); even though they decided against doing so following closed-door discussions with all parties concerned, Pakistan beating the UAE helped them set a date with their arch-rival on Sunday (Sep 21) in Dubai.
Also read | Asia Cup 2025: Pak pacer Rauf says PCB's drama on Pycroft ‘not in my control’
Published: September 18, 2025 11:22 am
Source: WION — Read original