DUBAI:
The match is not happening, now you can all go to your rooms, when the team management said this, all the Pakistani players' faces fell, they have come to play cricket in the UAE and no one wanted the Asia Cup campaign to end like this, but the authorities had to be obeyed.
At that moment, the board sent a WhatsApp message to the media to immediately reach Gaddafi Stadium for a press conference, and TV channels to bring DSNGs for live broadcast. The match time was approaching and the team was still at the hotel, although the players had been asked to wait after putting their luggage in the bus.
At that time, the Asia Cup had ended for Pakistan. Meanwhile, the board officials continued to hold Zoom meetings with the ICC, which did not yield any positive results. The council is headed by India's Jay Shah, and he also appointed his compatriots to other important positions.
Pakistan's objection was to match referee Andy Pycroft, who told captain Salman Ali Agha not to shake hands with the Indian captain. He was clearly seen facilitating the BCCI, which is why the PCB wanted to remove him from refereeing duties.
If Jay Shah had done so, he would have been scolded by Abu Amit Shah and even been called a traitor. On the other hand, the PCB had talked a lot and if he had backed down, it would have been easy.
ICC General Manager Wasim Khan was also very active in this matter. His job was already in jeopardy, so he had to prove himself neutral. The council had the simple option of not appointing Pycroft to Pakistan's matches.
But Jay Shah did not allow this to happen. Thus, removing the referee from the event was a distant dream. The same referee was also seen performing his duties in the Pak-UAE match. The matter ended with an apology.
Now the question arises: if this was the case, why did the PCB delay so much? They would have agreed in advance, the match would have started on time instead of an hour late, and there would have been no tension.
Reports are that the board was serious about boycotting, an official expert in legal tactics was giving this advice, however, when Mohsin Naqvi called Ramiz Raja and Najam Sethi for consultation, they said that not playing the match would not be right and could have negative effects on Pakistan cricket, so compete on the field and accept the referee's offer of apology and investigation.
Finally, it happened, the players boarded the bus and left the hotel for the stadium, then the match was held and Pakistan won and reached the Super Four.
This controversy had a negative impact on the team, the players remained uncertain, and there were even talks that they might lose against the UAE due to mental stress, but thankfully, they managed to win despite average batting performance.
This controversy proved that Mohsin Naqvi will have to appoint some talented officials in his team, COO Sameer Syed has no understanding of cricket at all, Salman Naseer takes every matter to the legal side, Wahab Riaz is the same level of administrator as a cricketer, the focus is still on playing leagues.
If they had the right people around them, they might not have had to call Ramiz or Najam Sethi. When the team saw in Dubai that the Indians were not in the mood to shake hands, the players themselves would have backed down.
India is losing the war, has lost 6 aircraft including Rafale, is facing a global embarrassment, so it wants to divert the attention of its people by using cricket as a shield. The Pakistani team management is also to blame for not handling this dispute properly. Naveed Akram Cheema should rest now.
There are no cricketers like in the past now, nor are there those who imposed curfews and did this or that. When it was decided to boycott the award ceremony and Salman Ali Agha did not go, why was Shaheen Afridi late to receive the award for most sixes?
More important than the complaint about not shaking hands was the mention of the Pahalgam incident and his forces by Surya Kumar Yadav in the interview. Why wasn't that highlighted? Why did he send the letter late?
Director International Usman Wahla was suspended, but is he alone responsible for all this? The board needs to consider all these issues, bring in a good CEO who understands cricket matters, the chairman also has other commitments, in such a situation, there should be a competent person on the board who can handle the board even in his absence.
India will try such negative tactics to reduce its war effort. Their media is the king of liars. They have made some false claims during the war and are still doing the same. They have a big hand in fanning the flames. They are still talking about not accepting the trophy from Indian captain Mohsin Naqvi. Hey, first win and then talk about this.
The reports also said that Pycroft did not apologize, if that is the case then why are the referees silent, why did the ICC not deny it? What would be funny is that even the quality of the Pakistani team shirt was made into a story.
It is surprising how low the IQ level of Indians is. They are unable to understand that the Modi government is fooling them by selling them new nonsense after losing the war. Well, all these mischiefs will continue. We should remember that winning and losing are part of cricket.
However, you must fight, don't shake hands with them in the next match, but defeat them on the field. The more you ignore the Indians, the more they will suffer. Don't fall into their trap, just focus on your work.
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