India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (C) gestures after his staff’s win on the finish of the Asia Cup 2025 Tremendous Fours T20 match towards Bangladesh on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium in Dubai on September 24, 2025. — AFP/File
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav has been dominated responsible by the ICC for violating the code of conduct after making remarks hinting on the army conflict between India and Pakistan following their Asia Cup group match on September 14, ESPNcricinfo reported on Friday.
The publication reported that ICC match referee Richie Richardson rejected Yadav’s not-guilty plea; nevertheless, it’s not but clear what his punishment was.
India, in response, have filed an attraction towards the decision.
This growth comes a day after experiences that the ICC formally reprimanded the Indian captain over his political statements after the Pakistan match.
The ICC had held a listening to on an official criticism filed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), during which it reportedly suggested Yadav to chorus from making political statements sooner or later.
The PCB, in its criticism, 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.
In line with the international publication, the PCB had demanded that the highest cricketing physique impose a Stage 4 sanction on Suryakumar, which is reserved for essentially the most critical breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct.
The difficulty arose throughout the high-profile sport between the arch-rivals, which drew important consideration each on and off the sector.
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) had additionally lodged a criticism towards two Pakistan cricketers — Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf — towards their on-field celebrations.
Each cricketers “denied” having any political intent of their on-field celebrations.
India and Pakistan solely play in multinational tournaments as their bilateral ties have been stalled since 2012 over political stress.
Within the Asia Cup 2025, the arch-rivals have to this point confronted off twice and are set to tackle one another for the primary time within the continental match’s closing on Sunday.
