Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi will likely to miss the ICC's Executive Board meeting in Dubai, where the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will raise the issue of the Asia Cup trophy not being presented to the winning Team India. Naqvi, who is the chairman of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the interior minister in the Pakistani government, will not be in Dubai due to domestic political issues in his country.
The four-day ICC meeting is scheduled to start from Tuesday, and PTI reported that Naqvi, who is the ACC chief also also holds a position in Pakistan politics, is likely to miss the meeting due to some political issues in the nation.
Notably, Naqvi who replaced Jay Shah as ACC Chairman, has not attended ICC meetings after Jay Shah was elected Chairman of the world body last year.
Who will attend the ICC meeting in Dubai from PCB?
PTI further reported that PCB's Chief Operating Officer, Sumair Syed, will attend the chief executives' meeting, and in case Naqvi is unable to travel to Dubai, he could represent Pakistan in the all-important board meeting on November 7.
The Asia Cup Trophy lies locked in the Asian Cricket Council headquarters in Dubai despite the final being held back in late September. PTI also reported that Naqvi will join the meeting remotely.
Why did India travel back without Asia Cup trophy
Naqvi made headlines when he refused to give the Asia Cup trophy to the winning Suryakumar Yadav-led India. The Men in Blue celebrated their win without the trophy and medals and returned to India. He has since insisted that the Indian team must accept the trophy from him and has ordered the ACC staff not to move the silverware without his permission.
The BCCI wrote a letter to the ACC asking for the trophy to be sent to Mumbai but Naqvi is insisting that it will be handed over to a BCCI representative and a member of the Indian team only by him at a function in Dubai on November 10.