DUBAI:

When the management announced, ‘The match is not happening, you can all go back to your rooms now’, all the Pakistani players’ faces fell.

They had come to the UAE to play cricket, and no one wanted their Asia Cup campaign to end like this. But the official instructions had to be followed.

Simultaneously, the PPCB sent a WhatsApp message to the media, asking them to reach Gaddafi Stadium immediately for a press conference, with TV channels bringing DSNG vans for live coverage.

The match time was approaching and the team was still at the hotel, even though, they had been told to put their gear on the bus and wait.

At that point, Pakistan’s Asia Cup seemed finished.

Meanwhile, PCB officials were in a Zoom meeting with the ICC, but no positive outcome came out of it. The Council

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