ICC Champions Trophy 2025 last: Why was there no Pakistan represenation in post-match ceremony?

The absence of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officers from the post-match presentation ceremony after the ultimate of the Champions Trophy 2025, in Dubai on Sunday, raised a couple of eyebrows.

Although Pakistan was the host of the match, none of its office-bearers have been on stage for the ceremony because the BCCI (Board of Management for Cricket in India) president Roger Binny introduced the white jackets to India and the medals to match officers.

The ICC (Worldwide Cricket Council) chairman Jay Shah handed the trophy to Rohit Sharma and gave the medals to the Indian gamers.

India’s captain Rohit Sharma receives the winners trophy from ICC Chairman Jay Shah through the presentation ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy.
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India’s captain Rohit Sharma receives the winners trophy from ICC Chairman Jay Shah through the presentation ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy.
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A number of former Pakistan cricketers, together with Shoaib Akhtar, questioned the absence of PCB officers whereas the ceremony went forward within the presence of Jay and the ICC Board administrators – Devajit Saikia, Roger Twose and Binny.

That is actually past my understanding. How can this be performed???#championstrophy2025pic.twitter.com/CPIUgevFj9

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 9, 2025

Sportstar understands that PCB’s Chief Working Officer and the match’s director, Sumair Ahmad Syed was current on the venue.

Nevertheless, sources prompt that following the traditions of the ICC occasions, “usually the directors and the office-bearers are only preferred on stage for the presentation ceremony events”.

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“Since it’s a global event, it’s the ICC’s prerogative to decide who goes on stage. Had the PCB chairman been present, he would have definitely been there as the head of the host nation. But in his absence, the other directors did the honours,” a well-placed supply, conscious of the event, stated.

Regardless of Pakistan internet hosting a worldwide occasion after almost three a long time, India’s matches have been performed at a impartial venue in Dubai because it had refused to play its matches in Pakistan citing safety issues.