Pakistan was again involved in controversy after no PCB official was there in the trophy-presentation ceremony of Champions Trophy final which was won by India. Former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal expressed his disappointment over this matter.
PCB lodged a formal complaint with the ICC and asked for an explanation regarding the incident. According to Kamran Akmal nobody from Pakistan deserved to be on stage given the team’s poor performance in Champions Trophy 2025.
Kamran Akmal Slams Pakistan
“The ICC showed us the mirror. The tournament’s director (Sumair) was there. He was available, and why wasn’t he in the ceremony? It is because we don’t deserve to be there. We are not playing good cricket. Minnow teams have shown us the mirror. No one discussed how Pakistan hosted the tournament. If we play such cricket, we will be treated like this. If you play for yourself, there will be no respect,” Akmal said on his Youtube Channel.
No PCB Representative In Champions Trophy Final
The issue came in the wake of India winning their third Champions Trophy title in a four-wicket win against New Zealand in the final match held in Dubai on Sunday. Since PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi was not present at the match, Sumair Ahmed was dispatched there in his place. But he was not invited to the stage during the post-match ceremony by the ICC.
In their place, BCCI President Roger Binny handed over white jackets to the Indian players and presented medals to match officials, while the winner’s medals were handed out by ICC Chairman Jay Shah and the trophy was given to India’s skipper, Rohit Sharma. Joining them on stage were BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia, who is also BCCI’s director on the ICC board, and New Zealand Cricket CEO Roger Twose. Interestingly, Binny is the Alternate Director on the ICC board.
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Even though the tournament director from PCB Sumair Ahmed was present, he was not invited on stage. According to the ICC protocol only office-bearers are allowed not directors.
