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 number of eyebrows.
Although Pakistan was the host of the match, none of its office-bearers had 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 throughout 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 throughout 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.
Sportstar understands that PCB’s Chief Working Officer and the match’s director, Sumair Ahmad Syed was current on the venue.
Nonetheless, sources urged that following the traditions of the ICC occasions, “often the administrators and the office-bearers are solely most well-liked on stage for the presentation ceremony occasions”.
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“Because it’s a worldwide occasion, it’s the ICC’s prerogative to resolve who goes on stage. Had the PCB chairman been current, he would have undoubtedly been there as the top of the host nation. However in his absence, the opposite administrators did the honours,” a well-placed supply, conscious of the event, stated.
Regardless of Pakistan internet hosting a worldwide occasion after practically three many years, India’s matches had been performed at a impartial venue in Dubai because it had refused to play its matches in Pakistan citing safety considerations.