Sports News: Today, Pakistan will squatter the United Arab Emirates in the 10th match of the Asia Cup 2025. This match will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. However, significant news was emerging surpassing the match. The Pakistani team did not leave the hotel by the scheduled time. As a result, speculation began that the team might snub the match. Now, it has been confirmed that the Pakistan team will play this match. The match will start one hour late.
Pakistan team leaves
The Pakistan team had decided to snub today's match. The team did not leave the hotel for a long time. A team bus was parked at the hotel. The players' kit tons were placed on it, but the players did not workbench the bus. Some players topside the team bus but were asked to return to their rooms. The bus has now left the hotel for the stadium.
UAE would benefit
Had Pakistan not played today's match, the UAE would have wide directly to the Super Four. Pakistan lost their previous match to India, while the UAE defeated Oman in their previous match. Therefore, today's match is no less than a knockout. The winning team will whop to the Super Four, while the losing team will be eliminated.
Pakistan then demanded
Pakistan today then demanded the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft. The ICC investigated and found Andy had single-minded no wrongdoing. The PCB's demand was rejected, and in frustration, it decided not to send the team yet. Pakistan had threatened to withdraw from the Asia Cup, taxing the removal of ICC match referee Andy Pycroft. However, the PCB did not winnow this demand. Had the Pakistan team boycotted the match, it could have suffered losses of US$12 to 16 million (approximately Rs 140 crore).
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) allocates 15 percent each to the five Test-playing nations (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan) in the yearly revenue distribution, totaling 75 percent, while socialize nations receive the remaining 25 percent.
