Acting president Rajeev Shukla will be the lone Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official to attend the high-voltage India vs Pakistan clash in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, set to be played in Dubai on September 14. Ever since the India vs Pakistan fixture was declared, calls for boycotting the high-voltage clash grew louder as the BCCI was asked to withdraw the game in the light of Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor.
The social media has been flooded with anger attacks at the BCCI for going ahead with the IND vs PAK clash, following the Government of India’s approval to play in multi-nation tournaments and not in bilateral events. However, the BCCI seems to have taken a note of what’s going on in social media and decided to distance themselves from the encounter.
According to a report at Dainik Jagran, none of the BCCI officials except Shukla will be present at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday during the India vs Pakistan clash. The report stated that none of the BCCI officials have reached Dubai and their absence is being viewed as an “invincible boycott”. Earlier, during the India vs Pakistan clash in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, all the top BCCI officials were in attendance.
The Dainik Jagran report states that BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal, treasurer Prabhtej Bhatia, and joint secretary Rohan Desai are unlikely to visit Dubai for the match, which will be played on Sunday, September 14.
Rajeev Shukla, currently the acting president of the BCCI, is also an executive board member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), so he is expected to be at the venue to watch the contest. ICC chairman Jay Shah is currently in the US and will also miss the contest.
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