India, Sept. 16 -- The Indian cricket team has denied Pakistan's allegation that match referee Andy Pycroft instructed both captains not to shake hands during the toss ahead of the high-profile Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash between India and Pakistan on Sunday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had formally lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC), claiming that Pycroft violated the ICC's Code of Conduct and the Spirit of Cricket by allegedly asking India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha to skip the customary handshake at the toss.

However, sources within the Indian team told The Indian Express that no such instruction was ever conveyed to Suryakumar by Pycroft. According to the Indian ca...