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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is planning to have the quarterly meeting this week, where the dispute between India and Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2025 is expected to be the most talked-about issue.
Though it is not officially on the agenda, the talks between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about the handover of the trophy controversy, on-field conduct, and the diplomatic undertones that were the dark side of the tournament are highly likely.
India-Pakistan Asia Cup fallout
The India-Pakistan match for the Asia Cup 2025 final lasted only on the field, but the after-effect of it is spreading even now. The controversy around receiving the trophy has become a metaphor of the two boards’ strained diplomatic relations. Moreover, a few players from either side, including India's Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan's Haris Rauf, were also fined for violating the ICC Code of Conduct.
As reported by ESPNCricinfo, the ICC will use the quarterly meeting in Dubai as an opportunity to confirm behavioural standards and to talk about the steps that will guarantee that such incidents will not dominate the most-awaited events.
USA Cricket and player rights issues
Besides the subcontinental drama, USA Cricket’s domestic turmoil is a major worry. After the period of financial mismanagement, disputes inside the organization, and the filing for bankruptcy, the ICC is planning a sequence of actions that may bring about changes in leadership and the reform of the USAC structures so that it will comply with the international standards, particularly before the return of cricket to the Olympics in Los Angeles 2028.
The ICC also receives resistance from the World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) on the issue of player image and likeness rights. The WCA is blaming the ICC for the unauthorized and forced commercialization of player identities, which not only ignites issues concerning ownership and revenue-sharing in cricket’s digital age but also widens the discussion.
While planning in Dubai, ICC has a tough mission to accomplish, that is to save the game from losing its moral principles and, at the same time, to steer through the conflicting political, governance, and commercial forces that are coming from all directions.
