During the final post-match presentation of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, officials of host nation Pakistan were missing from the stage and the trophy was presented to India by ICC chair Jay Shah and the BCCI president presented the white jackets to the winning side.
Pakistan hosted the Champions Trophy 2025 along with UAE
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to register its protest with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for Pak officials to the presentation ceremony at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. A source said that the PCB’s chief executive officer Sumair Ahmed, who was also the director of the tournament, was present at the venue but was not invited for the closing ceremony. A source in the PCB said on Monday that chairman Mohsin Naqvi was not satisfied with the explanation given by the ICC for not having Sumair Ahmed on stage during the presentation ceremony.
”PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi didn’t go to Dubai because of prior commitments as federal minister for interior but the PCB CEO was sent to represent Pakistan at the final and closing presentation. The ICC, apparently, has said it had prepared for Mohsin Naqvi to be on stage so when he didn’t show up for the final, they changed their plan,” the source said.
Now, the PCB is expected to take up the matter with the ICC citing the exclus
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