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ICC chairman Jay Shah presents India captain Rohit Sharma the Champions Trophy.© AFP
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is being strongly criticised for not sending a single consultant to the ultimate of the 2025 Champions Trophy on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium on Sunday. As India received the title after beating New Zealand by 4 wickets within the closing, the rostrum was shared by Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah, Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny and secretary Devajit Saikia and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) director Roger Twose to current accolades to gamers. PCB chief working officer Sumair Ahmed, additionally the event director of the Champions Trophy, was in Dubai however was not invited to the rostrum.
In response to a report by Telecom Asia Sport (www.telecomasia.internet), PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi didn’t journey to Dubai resulting from his official dedication because the nation’s inside minister. Mohsin had conveyed to the ICC that he was busy within the joint parliament session in Islamabad, the place President Asif Zardari was resulting from handle the nation.
Former quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar took to social media and mentioned Pakistan not sending a single consultant on a stage is “beyond his understanding”.
“India has won the ICC Champions Trophy today but I noticed something strange. Pakistan were the hosts in the tournament but there were no Pakistan Cricket Board representatives here (at the trophy presentation). This is beyond my understanding. Why was there no one to represent us and give the trophy? Please think about it, it’s a world stage but sadly I could not see any PCB members. Feeling very down to see that,” mentioned Akhtar in a video posted on X.
That is actually past my understanding.
How can this be finished???#championstrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/CPIUgevFj9
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 9, 2025
Some former Pakistan gamers imagine a incorrect reflection will likely be conveyed to India that the PCB chairman didn’t attend the ceremony as a result of India had reached the ultimate and in addition grew to become the last word winner.
The 2025 Champions Trophy was Pakistan’s first house event in 29 years however the hosts have been embarrassingly eradicated within the group stage after defeats towards New Zealand and India.
As per the report, it is the ICC that decides the visitors to face on the podium, however regardless of PCB consultant Sumair being there in Dubai, he was not referred to as to the rostrum.
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