Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has been banned from any serious offence, while Pakistani player Haris Rauf faced a two-match ban. A former Pakistan player has claimed that the Indian captain should be banned for 30 matches for his conduct in the Asia Cup.
Many controversial steps were taken by both Indian and Pakistani players in Asia Cup 2025. Among the players from both the teams, Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav were under criticism for taking a controversial decision.
At the press conference, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav jokingly said that the India vs Pakistan game is no longer a rivalry between the two countries as it has been a one-sided saga in recent times.
A former Pakistani cricketer claimed, ‘Suryakumar Yadav should be banned for 30 matches.’
Suryakumar Yadav made a controversial comment regarding the Pahalgam Valley attacks, which led to a political uproar and the Indian captain was fined 30% of his match fee by the ICC for uttering those words.
Haris Rauf was recently given two suspension points after he was found committing such an offense twice within 24 months, first on the 14th and then on the 28th of October. Due to this, he had to face a ban of two matches in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa.
Despite the move being rightly rejected as per ICC norms, Tanvir Ahmed, a former cricketer, claimed that if he had been the president of the body, he would have imposed a 30-match ban on Suryakumar Yadav for his claims and banned him from playing any game.
Pakistani cricketer accuses Jay Shah of politics and favoritism within ICC
The former Pakistan cricketer, who played less than 10 matches for the national team, holds the unique record of taking 5 wickets in his debut match. In a recent interview given to a Pakistani channel, he has made vile allegations against the current ICC Chairman Jay Shah.
Before taking charge at ICC, Jay Shah was the former secretary of BCCI. He further claimed, “If it was one of our players (Pakistani player), he would have served a ban of at least 25-30 days,” the former player claimed.
He further said, ‘Ever since Jay Shah and the Indians have come to the ICC, they have brought political bias within the ICC.He has made fun of the International Cricket Council.”
Career-less cricketer Tanveer Ahmed was disappointed over the ban on Haris Rauf and blamed Jay Shah.
Tanveer said, “Suryakumar Yadav should be banned for 30 matches, not 30% fee.”@ImTanvirA I have been crying since Op Sindoor. pic.twitter.com/j9hqWNSRCq
– Slogger (@kirikraja) 5 November 2025
BCCI to raise Asia Cup trophy controversy at ICC meeting on Friday
BCCI had recently warned ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi during the annual general meeting of the international body about escalating the Asia Cup trophy dispute in the ICC meeting. The first two days have passed and BCCI has not taken any action yet.
BCCI is likely to escalate the issue and take up the matter on Friday, November 7, The trophy is kept at the ACC headquarters in Dubai, while the final decision is to be taken at the ICC Board meeting.,
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