Discussions at the International Cricket Council‘s (ICC) quarterly meetings in Dubai this week are expected to center on the aftermath of the India-Pakistan clash at the 2025 Asia Cup. The meeting of all board heads will take place on November 7 after the Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) meets on November 5.
The Asia Cup problem is anticipated to come up during the Board meeting and may possibly come up in casual side conversations, despite not being formally on the agenda.
Tensions between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have reflected the tense political ties between the two nations this year. After three meetings between the teams at the Asia Cup, tensions reached a breaking point.
A no-handshake rule enforced by the BCCI was one of the controversial aspects of the matches. Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Sahibzada Farhan, and Haris Rauf are the four players. Since their gestures were thought to be politically motivated, the ICC investigated and found all of these names—two from India and as many from Pakistan—to be guilty.
After India defeated Pakistan in the championship match, the situation worsened during the trophy presentation. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi declined to accept the trophy from the Indian squad. The trophy has not been seen by the public since; according to sources, it is still at an ACC office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Naqvi has insisted that only he, as the head of ACC, is authorized to give the trophy. There are concerns about his ability to attend the Dubai meeting in person, though, because of his political obligations as Pakistan’s interior minister. Several board members recognize the commercial and athletic significance of the India-Pakistan rivalry despite the ongoing tension and expect that the week’s talks will define a resolution.
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