Pakistan files official complaint against India after captain Suryakumar Yadav's 'handshake snub'
PTC News Desk: The Pakistan cricket team has launched official complaint with the match referee, Andy Pycroft after Team India refused to shake hands with the opposition following their dominating seven-wicket win in the Group A match of the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium.
According to the reports, Pakistan Cricket Board took to the Asian Cricket Council to lodge a complaint against Indian team, who snubbed Pakistani team following the conclusion of the game.
The incident sparked outrage among the Pakistani contingent, agitating the players and prompting the opposition side to boycott the post-match presentation ceremony, which is customary for the captains of both the sides to attend.
ESPNcricinfo further reported that Pakistan had also lodged a complaint against match referee Andy Pycroft for reportedly advising Salman Agha to not shake hands with Suryakumar Yadav.
"The match referee Andy Pycroft had asked captain Salman Ali Agha, at the time of the toss, not to shake hands with his Indian counterpart. The Pakistan team management has lodged a protest, calling the behaviour against the spirit of sports," the PCB statement reportedly said.
"Salman Ali Agha skipped the post-match presentation in protest against the behaviour of the Indian team, as the ceremony host was also an Indian," it added.
Pakistan in its complaint mentioned that the protest is against India for flouting the spirit of Cricket rule followed by the The International Council (ICC). The code of conduct says that both the teams are expected to congratulate each other by end of the match.
- With inputs from agencies
