The 10th match of the 17th edition of the Asia Cup (Asia Cup 2025) is between Pakistan and the UAE today. After the handshake controversy, the Pakistan Cricket Board demanded the removal of the match referee Andy Picroft, which has officially rejected on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Pakistani media had also reported that if the match referee is not removed then the PCB will boycott the tournament. The speculation of PCB boycotting the Asia Cup has also been rejected by official sources.

The Pakistan Cricket Board made another proposal after the ICC rejected the demand. PCB does not want Andy Picroft match referee in their matches to be ahead. Actually, Pakistan is believing the conviction of insulting by Indian cricketers not joining hands.

Richie Richardson can become a referee in Pak vs UAE match

Today, Richie Richardson can play the role of match referee in Pakistan vs UAE match. Both Richardson and Andy Pycroft were appointed as the match referee for the tournament. The PCB had demanded the removal of Picroft from Pakistan’s matches, but the ICC rejected it. According to sources, Picroft will be referees only in non-Pakistan matches.

Boycott speculation dismissed

It was going on in the Pakistani media that if the ICC did not accept the demand of PCB, Pakistan would boycott the tournament and would not play matches with the UAE. After the demand by the ICC was rejected, the biggest question was what Pakistan will do now. Meanwhile, the speculation of PCB boycotting the Asia Cup has also been rejected by official sources.

2 teams from Group ‘A’ will go to Super-4. The place of India has been confirmed, while the other team will be the one who will win today’s match (PAK vs UAE). Pakistan defeated Oman in the first match and lost to India in the second match. The first match of UAE was from India, after losing, the team defeated Oman in the second match.