The International Cricket Council has responded to the Pakistan Cricket Board’s complaints regarding the absence of PCB officials at the presentation ceremony after the Champions Trophy 2025 final.
PCB officials expressed their frustration over being overlooked during the ceremony, which took place after India overcame New Zealand in the final in Dubai on Sunday. v
Although PCB chief operating officer and tournament director Sameer Ahmed Syed was present at the event, the ICC did not invite him to participate in the stage proceedings.
The ICC issued a statement, clarifying that PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi had been invited to attend the final ceremony but chose not to participate. The ICC reiterated that its practice is to invite the head, vice president, or CEO of the host board to the ceremony, and other officials, even if present, are not typically (emphasis ours) part of the stage proceedings.
The statement emphasised that the ICC follows consistent guidelines for all its tournaments, regardless of location.
The presentation ceremony was attended by ICC chairman Jay Shah, Board of Control for Cricket in India president Roger Binny, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, and New Zealand Cricket Board chairman Roger Toze.
