BCCI and PCB to discuss Asia Cup fallout in the upcoming ICC quarterly meeting alongside USA Cricket crisis and image-rights tensions.
BCCI and PCB Boards set to discuss Asia Cup fallout during ICC quarterly meeting.
Tensions between the ICC and the World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) over player-image rights, the fallout from the Asia Cup 2025 fights between BCCI and PCB, and the governance crisis at USA Cricket (USAC) are expected to dominate discussions across a number of forums at this week’s ICC quarterly meetings in Dubai. Prior to the board meeting of all board heads on November 7, Cricket’s chief executives will convene on November 5.
Despite not being formally on the agenda, the matter is probably going to be discussed informally on the sidelines and during the Board meeting on November 7. Similar to the tensions between the governments of India and Pakistan this year, tensions between the BCCI and PCB reached a breaking point during the Asia Cup, where the teams faced off three times. The BCCI’s no-handshakes policy overshadowed the games, and the ICC censured four players—Haris Rauf, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Sahibzada Farhan—for actions or remarks that were thought to be political.
The Asia Cup trophy itself will likely be the most difficult issue. After defeating Pakistan in the championship match, India declined to collect the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and chair of the PCB. Since then, the trophy has not been seen; sources indicate that it is in an ACC office in the United Arab Emirates. As the head of the ACC, Naqvi has insisted that he and only he will present the trophy.
It’s unclear if Naqvi would attend the meeting in person or virtually due to his political obligations as Pakistan’s interior minister.
The commercial significance of the competition on the global game has made board members aware of the necessity for stronger ties between India and Pakistan. Some members anticipate that this week will see the formulation of a resolution.