India accepts Pakistan in the first match of his Super 4 in Asia Cup 2025. (Getty Images) The International Criket Council (ICC) appointed Andy Pycroft as a referee for the upcoming Super 4S Asia Cup 2025 between India and Pakistan at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. This appointment comes despite recent controversies concerning accusations of the Pakistanic cricket council on Pycroft’s behavior during the previous match on September 14th.ICC rejected the PCB request to remove Pycroft as a referee for the Asia Cup for allegedly against the Code of behavior in the instruction of Suryakumar Yadav and Agha Salman to avoid handhakes during the previous meeting.
Asia Cup: Handshake Gate, Pakistan Super 4 Input and India vs Pakistan
The PCB response to the situation resulted in the threat to withdraw from the tournament, where they delayed their match against SAE for an hour. After successful negotiations between ICC, PCB and Asian cricket council, Pakistan retreated and played the match vs. UAE and booked its place in Super 4S with victory.The Indian vs Pakistani match will take place in the same place where the previous discussion has developed, which led to the absence of Pakistan’s captain Agha Salman in the presentation after the match.India will enter the competition with an undefeated record in the tournament. The Suryakumar Yadav team secured its last victory against Oman with a 21-running margin in Abu Dhabi. They were the only team A team to maintain a perfect record after they had previously defeated the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.The Pakistani trip to Super 4 included victories over the United Arab Emirates and Oman, but suffered from a significant defeat against India. The team led by AGHA Salman will try to improve their T20i record against India in this upcoming meeting.
