The ICC has finished the first part of its meeting, and the Asia Cup trophy dispute has not yet been raised by either the BCCI or the PCB.
The matter is likely to be taken up in the remaining days of the meeting, giving Mohsin Naqvi some more time to straighten things out before the matter escalates.,
The controversy surrounding the Asia Cup trophy began when Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav refused to accept the trophy from ACC Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who also holds a position in Pakistan’s Interior Ministry and heads the Pakistan Cricket Board.,
Mohsin Naqvi then walked off the field with the trophy, and despite several formal requests, he urged the BCCI to send a player to receive it at the ACC headquarters in Dubai.
BCCI gives time to Mohsin Naqvi before raising Asia Cup trophy controversy in ICC meeting
After Mohsin Naqvi’s repeated refusal to send the trophy to India, BCCI released a statement in which they not only threatened to impeach the ACC President but also said that they will raise the issue in the ICC meeting.
The ICC chairman is now former BCCI secretary Jay Shah; However, Mohsin Naqvi seemed unperturbed by any such developments as he stood by his claim. The ICC meeting in Dubai started earlier this week and the first part has also ended, in which many major decisions have been taken.,
BCCI representatives are yet to formally mention the Asia Cup trophy disputeNo such thing was heard from BCCI in the CEC meeting; However, it is likely to be discussed in the board meeting on Friday. Naqvi will have two more days to correct himself and change his mind and hand over the trophy.
ICC meeting concludes with no changes to Men’s Under-19 World Cup format
ICC meeting in Dubai One of the major agendas for discussion during the CEC meeting was the ICC Under-19 World Cup. The discussion touched on whether there will be any changes in the format of the Men’s Under-19 World Cup, which will soon enter its 19th edition.
However, the decisions that were taken In the meeting of the Chief Executives Committee held on Wednesday, it was concluded that the Under-19 World Cup will continue to be played with 50 overs play. All this came to light when many Associate Members demanded that the Junior World Cup be played in the shorter format of the game.
The ICC Full Member States were in favor of the ICC’s decision to retain the one-day format as in the previous 18 editions of the tournament. Under 19 World Cup The next edition will be co-hosted by Namibia and Zimbabwe and will be played next year in 2026,
ICC sets new revenue plans for future
Amidst all these discussions and many other discussions on WCA’s involvement in the game that will soon be launched by the ICC, they also had another major discussion on the stop-clock rule in Test matches.
ICC also spoke to and identified areas where ICC sees huge revenue potential. This is none other than making money from data. ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta gave a presentation on its future plans and pathways, which included the above mentioned details.
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