The ICC has again made Andy Picroft a referee for another match between India and Pakistan. This has made it clear that the ICC will not bow down to the pressure of any team.
IND vs PAK: In the Asia Cup 2025, the Super-4 match between India and Pakistan will be played today. Prior to this match, the Pakistan team has suffered a big setback. According to PTI reports, the ICC has appointed Andy Pycroft as match referee for India and Pakistan match. In the last few matches, there has been a dispute between Pycroft and Pakistan. In the midst of this, if they once again become a match referee, then there will be a big shock for Pakistan.
After the previous match between India and Pakistan, the Pak team had demanded the removal of the match referee Andy Picroft. The Indian team did not join hands with the Pakistani team and Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not join hands with Pakistan captain even at the time of the toss. Its Pakistani team had demanded the removal of Picroft from the ICC. Pakistan first requested the ICC to remove Picroft from the tournament, and later in another email they demanded the removal of Pycroft from the matches of the Pakistani team only. But the ICC rejected the demand.
The ICC has again made Andy Picroft a referee for another match between India and Pakistan. This has made it clear that the ICC will not bow down to the pressure of any team.
India team: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumra, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarti
Pakistan team: Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Salman Aga (captain), Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Salman Mukim, Salman Mukim, Sufiy