Pakistan cancelled its pre-match convention forward of its must-win Asia Cup contest towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Dubai on Wednesday however practised on the similar Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) Academy premises — as India — within the wake of the handshake controversy.
The air was tense amidst hypothesis that Pakistan might pull out of its match towards the UAE after the ICC rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) plea to take away match referee Andy Pycroft, who had reportedly knowledgeable Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha forward of the match towards India that there can be no handshake on the toss along with his counterpart Suryakumar Yadav.
As issues stand, Pycroft is slated to officiate the sport between Pakistan and the UAE on Wednesday, which is a digital shootout for a spot within the Tremendous Fours, and for which India has already certified after back-to-back wins within the event.
India started its coaching session at 6 p.m. native time and sweated it out for 3 hours in stifling warmth, whereas the Pakistani contingent warmed up with a 20-minute light-hearted session of footie at round 8 p.m.
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With India simply dropping a complete of 4 wickets throughout its complete wins over the UAE and Pakistan, middle-order batters Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, and Hardik Pandya had a success within the open nets first, adopted by Shubman Gill and Suryakumar.
Harshit Rana chanced his arm, smashing a number of lusty blows, together with one over extra-cover that was headed in the direction of Floor 1, the place the Pakistan group was coaching.
Contemplating the Indian bowlers have spent a big period of time on the center, that they had a comparatively mild exercise.
Given the new and humid situations, tempo ace Jasprit Bumrah could also be rested for the match towards Oman, scheduled for Friday, as India might probably play Pakistan once more in a high-voltage conflict on Sunday within the Tremendous Fours.
Revealed on Sep 16, 2025