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PCB still uncertain about boycotting Asia Cup as ICC refuse to remove Andy Pycroft

What is this lol.. I mean what lol no words honestly.. is he making it seems like he wanted to boycott but Rameez and others told him not to?
Are you telling me this is real? I thought it was an AI generated spoof and was going to critique it accordingly.
 
But but but boycott saar
But but but we will stand up to bullying
But but but Agha has developed a spine against India

This is a classic example of shooting yourself in the foot and picking up a fight that you cannot win.
Why was it done? Serious question.
 
But but but boycott saar
But but but we will stand up to bullying
But but but Agha has developed a spine against India

This is a classic example of shooting yourself in the foot and picking up a fight that you cannot win.
this is an opportunity to learn couple of fundamental lessons on negotiations

- Learn what your levers are when you go into negotiations and know how much you are prepared to actually pull those levers
- never give ultimatums unless you can afford to carry out those ultimatums. this is a such a fundamental lesson that every parent learns very early in their lives
 
The following need to happen as soon as this tournament concludes:

1. Naqvi resigns as ACC and PCB Chairman
2. Hesson and Agha get sacked
3. Shaheen is appointed T20I captain
4. Babar and Rizwan return to the T20I squad and Farhan and Haris are dropped
 
The report is that PCB was threatened with a hefty penalty in the event of boycotting the match. Hence this dramatic U-turn. Bit of an embarrassment. These things often backfire. India also has out some needless pressure on itself by their antics in the last game. Overall a poor spectacle and the tournament has been held hostage by the bad behaviour of these two nations. It’s tragic that they’re also the two most popular teams in the tournament otherwise the tournament was better off without both of them for bringing all this chaos with them.
 
Pakistani fans fully deserve this humiliation. Getting humiliated on and off the pitch.

Beautiful. :klopp
Looks like Mamoon is back with his original persona.

Both Mamoon Bhai and John Cena changing gimmicks simultaneously

:klopp
 
How can anyone fault the referee if the other team doesn’t want to shake hands? Why does Pakistan care so much about handshake rather than examining honestly why they have turned into a minnow team?
 
The following need to happen as soon as this tournament concludes:

1. Naqvi resigns as ACC and PCB Chairman
2. Hesson and Agha get sacked
3. Shaheen is appointed T20I captain
4. Babar and Rizwan return to the T20I squad and Farhan and Haris are dropped
Not my problem with the remaining points but while Haris seems like a typical tulla-tailender, what’s the issue with Farhan? Does look like a solid batsman with all the shots 🤔 ?

Rizwan is a must though. Best keeper- bat in Pakistan. Top 5-7 keeper-bats in the world.
 
This is absolutely brutal. I really don’t see how Naqvi can survive this. This is worse than what Sethi did.

This guy acts tough but got badly owned.
 
How can anyone fault the referee if the other team doesn’t want to shake hands? Why does Pakistan care so much about handshake rather than examining honestly why they have turned into a minnow team?
I think they were taken aback by what happened and got confused how to react. Instead of thinking through they acted in a haste. That’s the best way to sum up this.

Don’t think Indians or BCCI care about Pycroft before Asia cup . now he has become an important RAW asset 🤣
 
Not my problem with the remaining points but while Haris seems like a typical tulla-tailender, what’s the issue with Farhan? Does look like a solid batsman with all the shots 🤔 ?

Rizwan is a must though. Best keeper- bat in Pakistan. Top 5-7 keeper-bats in the world.
What was the point of dropping a 30 year old Babar for a 29 year old Farhan batting at a SR of 95-100?
 
Indian fans have been crying for the last 15 years for BCCI to boycott a game and what not.

And guess what, today PCB is the one that will not only boycott but pull out of the tournament, not caring about elimination.

Well done PCB, they walked the talk.

Pakistan nay hee boycott kerdia???

No boycott.
No Pycroft.

Zalalat of highest order for PCB & chomu fans.
 
What was the point of dropping a 30 year old Babar for a 29 year old Farhan batting at a SR of 95-100?
Agree to disagree on this but from what I have seen of Farhan definetely a better t20 option than Babar. Maybe for tests and ODIs you have a point.
 
This is absolutely brutal. I really don’t see how Naqvi can survive this. This is worse than what Sethi did.

This guy acts tough but got badly owned.

When you are close to the COAS in Pakistan, you can survive anything.
 
I think they were taken aback by what happened and got confused how to react. Instead of thinking through they acted in a haste. That’s the best way to sum up this.

Don’t think Indians or BCCI care about Pycroft before Asia cup . now he has become an important RAW asset 🤣

Truly shocking. PCB has been malfunctioning for years now, but this latest episodes caps it.

Who really thinks PCB would have acted this way if the Pakistan team won against India? What a bunch of sore losers.
 
When PCB said they will show “intent”, they weren’t lying. They never they will show it on the pitch, or that it will be successful.
:klopp
 
PAK : We Will Boycott The Match Vs UAE If You Don't Change The Refree

ICC : We Won't Change The Refree & You Have To Pay USD 16 Million If You Boycott The Match

PAK : Sorry, We Will Play The Match

:klopp :kp
 
🤣 lmao @ changing the initially false bravado and chest thumping thread title 😂😂😂.
Boycott: No
Match Referee changed: No
Inept management: Yes
Yet again munh kala: Yes

Delayed the game inconveniencing everyone and coming out the only losers out of the fiasco. Doesn’t Pakistan have any decent real management people?
 
Pycroft said sorry 😁 . Seems more like when the elder sibling says sorry and doesn’t really mean it just to make the younger sibling stop crying or throwing a tantrum.
 
While it was amusing but it was absolutely unnecessary on the day of the game.
But seriously, in the end they made the right decision. I didn’t like India not shaking hands, but rather than taking the high road and let India be the bad guy here, PCB acted like clowns and ended up making a fool of themselves and their fans.
 
@The Bald Eagle @Major

Pakistan's Asia Cup withdrawal drama: PCB claims Andy Pycroft apologises to Pakistan team​


PAK vs UAE, Asia Cup 2025: The Pakistan Cricket Board has backed down from its boycott threat after failing to convince the ICC to remove match referee Andy Pycroft. The team has reached the Dubai International Stadium, ending hours of uncertainty over their participation. PCB now claims that Pycroft has apologised to team manager and captain​


 
@The Bald Eagle @Major

Pakistan's Asia Cup withdrawal drama: PCB claims Andy Pycroft apologises to Pakistan team​


PAK vs UAE, Asia Cup 2025: The Pakistan Cricket Board has backed down from its boycott threat after failing to convince the ICC to remove match referee Andy Pycroft. The team has reached the Dubai International Stadium, ending hours of uncertainty over their participation. PCB now claims that Pycroft has apologised to team manager and captain​


WElll we have embarrassed ourselves here now
 
Will India shake hands with Hong Kong players almost all the players are of pakistan origin?
On a lighter note, by that logic technically most Pakistanis are Indian origin too. Just fyi Moeen Ali, Tahir etc continue to play in Indian franchises as we speak.
 
Will India shake hands with Hong Kong players almost all the players are of pakistan origin?
India are not playing Hong Kong.

And no one has issue with racial origin. People have issue with country. I mean lots of Pakistanis are either Pashtuns (common with Afghanistan) or Punjabis (common with India).

Pakistani origin players play in the IPL.
 
India are not playing Hong Kong.

And no one has issue with racial origin. People have issue with country. I mean lots of Pakistanis are either Pashtuns (common with Afghanistan) or Punjabis (common with India).

Pakistani origin players play in the IPL.
People have issues with the establishment and establishment runs the PCB as well.
 
Issue is not one of race which Pakistanis are trying to make it about.

It's about the Pakistani state.
It’s tough to make a point . Even their media channels were equating an Indian captain speaking out for Indian victims to Rizwan and Khwaja speaking for Gaza. In their world it is the same thing. Unbelievable Lol.
 
No El Classio Part 2 on Sunday for @Bhaag Viru Bhaag

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It’s tough to make a point . Even their media channels were equating an Indian captain speaking out for Indian victims to Rizwan and Khwaja speaking for Gaza. In their world it is the same thing. Unbelievable Lol.
Also Surya dedicated it to Pahalgam victims and Indian army.

Never even mentioned Pakistan or the war.

They themselves assumed guilt lol.

If they dedicate a win to Pak Army and the BLA/TTP victims no one in India would give a ****.
 
@Mamoon why you not addressing the point saying Pakistan was not playing due to India defeat?
We don’t know what happened behind the scenes that propelled this U-turn. We don’t know who updated Naqvi’s software and showed him his level.

However, what we do know is that had Pakistan beaten India, they would have never escalated this issue. All of this is just a face-saving exercise to allow Pakistan to exit the tournament without facing India again.

Pakistan needs to stay and get humiliated by India even further so that Naqvi, Hesson and Agha all get sacked. They have collectively brought unprecedented humiliation to Pakistan in this tournament and they need to be held accountable.
 
We don’t know what happened behind the scenes that propelled this U-turn. We don’t know who updated Naqvi’s software and showed him his level.

However, what we do know is that had Pakistan beaten India, they would have never escalated this issue. All of this is just a face-saving exercise to allow Pakistan to exit the tournament without facing India again.

Pakistan needs to stay and get humiliated by India even further so that Naqvi, Hesson and Agha all get sacked. They have collectively brought unprecedented humiliation to Pakistan in this tournament and they need to be held accountable.
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