Pakistan has decided not to participate in any more matches of the Asia Cup if the match referee is not changed at the request of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Sources said that if the ICC does not change the match referee at the request of the PCB, the Pakistan team will not participate in any more matches of the Asia Cup.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board has written a letter to the ICC and MCC demanding the removal of match referee Pycroft and event director Andrew Parcell for not adhering to the spirit of cricket.

Indian players deliberately damaged the reputation of the game by not shaking hands with Pakistani players, the match referee deliberately prevented the captains from shaking hands.