Handshake row: Pakistan Demands Immediate Removal of Asia Cup Match Referee

This comes after Team India refused to shake hands with the Pakistan team post the match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Before the first ball of the rivalry fixture was bowled, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Salman turned heads by not engaging in the traditional handshake after the toss During the toss, neither skipper maintained eye contact nor tried to initiate a handshake and eschewed the gesture.

India's stance was linked to the strained relations between the two nations in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, during which 26 tourists were killed on April 22 by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists.

After India gunned down the paltry 128-run target with Suryakumar uncorking a towering maximum into the stands, the Indian skipper returned straightaway to the dressing room with his partner Shivam Dube

Speaking on the incident. Naqvi wrote on X. "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"

Coming to the match, Pakistan won the keas and opted to bat first and were reduced to 6/2 A 39-run stand between Sahitzada Farhan (40 in 44 balls, with a four and three sixes) arkt Fakhar Zaman (17 in 15 balls, with three fours) stabilised the innings a bit, but India reduced Pakistan to 978. A late blitz from Shaheen Shah Afridi (33" in 16 balls, with four sives) took them to 12779 in 20 overs

Kuldeep Yadav (3/18) was the pick of the bowlers for India, with Axar Patel (2/18) and Bumrah (2/28) getting twe wickets, Hardik got one wicket

During the run-chase, India lost two wickets within the powerplay, with Abhishek Sharma's fine cameo of 31 (in 13 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) giving The a sollt headstart. Later, a 56-run stand between Suryakumar (47" in 37 balls, with the fours and a sis) and Tilak Varma (31 in 31 balls, with two fours) brought back some stubiilty it was Suryakumar who did the majority of the striking later, sticking around with Shiwam Dube (10) till the end and taking India to a win with seven wameth arte 25 ballis lieft

Kuldeep Yadax won the Player of the Match' award for his spell. Now, India is at the top of Group & with two wins in two matches.