No Pakistan illustration at Champions Trophy presentation ceremony irks host PCB
Pakistan hosted an ICC occasion after 29 years with all India video games scheduled in Dubai as a part of the competitors’s hybrid mannequin.
“PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi did not go to Dubai due to prior commitments as federal minister for inside however the PCB CEO was despatched to symbolize Pakistan on the ultimate and shutting presentation,” the supply mentioned.
He mentioned for some motive or misunderstanding, the PCB official was not known as on the rostrum, from the place ICC chairman Jay Shah, BCCI president Roger Binny and secretary Devajit Saikia gave away the medals, trophies, and jackets to the gamers.
The supply added that maybe the CEO may not have been capable of talk correctly to the ICC folks accountable for organising the ultimate ceremony and was unnoticed.
Pakistan as hosts of the Champions Trophy, thus, did not have any consultant on the rostrum. The PCB is anticipated to take up the matter with the ICC as to why its CEO was not invited on stage for the closing ceremony. In the meantime, former quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar additionally questioned the absence of PCB officers from the post-match presentation ceremony after the ultimate of the match.
“India has received the Champions Trophy however I observed there was no consultant from the PCB after the ultimate. Pakistan was internet hosting the Champions Trophy. I don’t perceive it,” Akhtar mentioned in a video posted on social ‘X’.
“Why was no one (from PCB) there to current the trophy? It’s past me. It’s one thing to consider. That is the world stage, you need to have been right here. Feeling very right down to see that,” Akhtar added.
BCCI president Binny introduced the white jackets to India and the medals to match officers, whereas ICC chairman Shah handed the trophy to Rohit Sharma and gave the medals to the Indian gamers.
India had refused to play their matches in Pakistan citing safety issues.
