Bhubaneswar, Sept. 19 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/PCB_1758291173.webp
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday defended its media manager filming a meeting between match referee Andy Pycroft and team officials ahead of their Asia Cup game against UAE, maintaining that the action was within ICC protocols.
On Thursday, ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta had written to the PCB citing "multiple violations" of the Players and Match Officials Area (PMOA) code, including the recording of the interaction that involved coach Mike Hesson, captain Salman Ali Agha, and manager Naveed Akram Cheema.
The ICC communication had also questioned a PCB press release which stated that Pycroft had apologised, clarifying that the referee had on...