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The Pakistan Cricket Board, on Wednesday, claimed that match referee Andy Pycroft apologised to its national team for prohibiting the handshake between Indian and Pakistani players source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pakistan-claims-icc-open-to-investigate-code-of-conduct-violation-in-handshake-row-report-reveals-major-hole-9297041#publisher=newsstand

With the win, Pakistan join India in qualifying to the Super Four from Group A. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pakistan-crush-uae-by-41-runs-to-set-up-clash-with-india-on-sunday-9297145#publisher=newsstand

Asia Cup 2025 was witness to huge drama on Wednesday, as at one point it looked like Pakistan might pull out of the continental event source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pcb-chief-mohsin-naqvi-explains-why-pakistan-did-not-pull-out-of-asia-cup-despite-icc-rejecting-its-demands-9296887#publisher=newsstand

Kraigg Brathwaite was on Tuesday dropped while Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze recalled in the West Indies' 15-member squad to face India in a two-Test series next month source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/west-indies-recall-tagenarine-chanderpaul-alick-athanaze-for-test-series-vs-india-big-star-dropped-9290135#publisher=newsstand

Pakistan were dealt a major blow in the ongoing 'handshake' row as Andy Pycroft will remain the match referee for their Asia Cup 2025 clash against UAE on Wednesday. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pakistan-dealt-another-blow-in-handshake-row-after-skipping-asia-cup-2025-presser-9289979#publisher=newsstand

Afghanistan captain and premier spinner Rashid Khan dethroned India's 'Swing King' Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the leading wicket-taker in the T20I Asia Cup source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/rashid-khan-dethrones-bhuvneshwar-kumar-for-major-asia-cup-feat-9290051#publisher=newsstand