Notably, ahead of this India clash too, Pakistan cancelled its pre-match presser. Also, soon after Pycroft's meeting with the Pakistan party, PCB released a statement claiming an apology came from the match referee. Ahead of the match, Wassan told ANI, 'More than cricket, the talk about off the field stuff has taken place. It was bound to happen since a India vs Pakistan match is not just a match. Wassan said that had the Indian skipper not spoken about the Pahalgam terror attacks during the presser, Team India would have been on a 'higher moral ground'.