India, Sept. 18 -- By Vivek Prabhakar Singh

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Former international umpire Anil Chaudhary suggested that the PCB's recent controversies, including the Asia Cup boycott threat, issues with ICC match referee Andy Pycroft, and the handshake row with Team India, were attempts to shift the narrative after Pakistan's loss to India in the tournament.

Chaudhary noted that there's no ICC rule mandating post-match handshakes, believing the controversy was unnecessarily created and entirely avoidable.

While speaking to ANI, Anil Chaudhary said, "I think that after losing the match, it was a part of turning things around. Otherwise, in any law book, in any ICC's playing conditions, there is nothing in writing. I...