Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to take action after their CEO was snubbed for the Champions Trophy 2025 final presentation ceremony in Dubai on Sunday.
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy has ended with yet another controversy after no official from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) attended the post-match presentation ceremony after the final in Dubai. Rohit Sharma-led India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the final on Sunday.
According to a report in the news agency PTI, while PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi didn’t attend the presentation ceremony because of prior commitments, PCB CEO Faisal Hasnain was there at the venue but was still not invited to the 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,” a source told PTI.
The source added that there could have been some misunderstanding between the PCB and ICC with regard to attending the ceremony. BCCI president Roger Binny, secretary Devajit Saikia, and ICC chairman Jay Shah were present at the ceremony. The players were presented with their medals, iconic white jackets, and the trophy.
Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar was also unhappy with this development despite Pakistan being the official host of the 2025 Champions Trophy. The eight-team tournament was held in a hybrid model after India refused to travel to Pakistan. The Men in Blue played all of their matches in Dubai.
“India has won the Champions Trophy but I noticed there was no representative from the PCB after the final. Pakistan was hosting the Champions Trophy. I do not understand it. Why was nobody (from PCB) there to present the trophy? It is beyond me. It is something to think about. This is the world stage, you should have been here. Feeling very down to see that,” he said in a video that was uploaded on his official “X” account.
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New Zealand had won the toss and opted to bat first. The top-order batters including Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson failed to convert starts. However, Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell scored fifties as New Zealand posted 251/7 on the board. Rohit Sharma top-scored with 76 runs but it was an all-round effort from India that led them to the Champions Trophy title. Shreyas Iyer (48), Axar Patel (29), Hardik Pandya (18), and KL Rahul (34*) all played vital knocks.
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