Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav reacts throughout their sport towards Pakistan on the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on September 21, 2025. — Reuters
DUBAI: The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) formally reprimanded Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav over his political statements after their Asia Cup sport towards Pakistan on September 14, sources stated on Thursday.
The ICC held a listening to on an official grievance filed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), through which it reportedly suggested Yadav to chorus from making political statements sooner or later.
The controversy stems from his post-match feedback after India defeated Pakistan within the group stage of the Asia Cup on September 14.
The PCB, in its grievance, accused the Indian captain of politicising cricket and violating the ICC’s code of conduct on neutrality.
Sources stated the PCB submitted an in depth letter demanding strict motion, claiming that Yadav’s remarks have been towards the spirit of the sport and harmed cricket’s status.
The problem arose through the high-profile sport between the arch-rivals, which drew important consideration each on and off the sphere.
Tensions had heightened on the toss when each groups skipped the standard handshake, reportedly on the match referee’s recommendation.
India received the group-stage match by seven wickets, however Yadav’s feedback have continued to draw criticism, with pundits calling them “unprecedented” and “detrimental to the spirit of the game.”
Individually, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) lodged a proper grievance with the ICC towards Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan for his or her on-field gestures through the Asia Cup Tremendous Fours conflict in Dubai final Sunday.
If the gamers deny the allegations, the ICC is predicted to carry a listening to, the place they might seem earlier than match referee Richie Richardson. Andy Pycroft can also be serving as a match referee for the event.
Each Pakistan gamers are scheduled to look earlier than the ICC governing physique on Friday.
