India, Sept. 16 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday demanded that Andy Pycroft, the match referee for Sunday's game against India, be removed from the Asia Cup, accusing the Zimbabwe official of violating the "spirit of cricket" by asking both captains to not shake hands, even as India skipper Suryakumar Yadav clarified it was his team's call.

The PCB's contention is that Pycroft at the toss before the match asked both captains not to follow the norm of shaking hands after the flip of the coin. It alleged that Pycroft, the former Zimbabwe international, did this at the Indian team's behest.

"The PCB has lodged a complaint with the ICC regarding violations by the Match Referee of the ICC Code of Conduct and the MCC Laws pertain...