A controversy has emerged over the absence of a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) representative at the Champions Trophy 2025 final presentation ceremony in Dubai. While initial reactions suggested a snub,

Pakistan, as hosts of the Champions Trophy, didn't have any representative on the podium. The PCB is expected to ask the ICC why its CEO was not invited on stage for the closing ceremony. Former Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Wasim Akram also questioned the absence of PCB officials from the post-match presentation ceremony after the final of the tournament.

India won the Champions Trophy title on Sunday to confirm their status as the world's premier white-ball side even though their latest achievement could well be branded with an asterisk. Skipper Rohit Sharma led by example as reigning Twenty20 World Champions India prevailed in a nerve-wracking final against New Zealand to claim their second successive global title.