BCCI complains against Rauf, Sahibzada to ICC; PCB lodge protest against Surya

India has filed an official grievance with the ICC in opposition to Pakistan cricketers Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan for his or her provocative gestures through the two sides’ Asia Cup Tremendous 4 recreation in Dubai final Sunday (September 14, 2025).

It’s reliably learnt that the BCCI filed the grievance in opposition to the duo on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) and ICC is in receipt of the e-mail.

An ICC listening to is anticipated to happen in case Sahibzada and Rauf deny these allegations in writing. They may have to seem earlier than the ICC Elite Panel Referee Richie Richardson for a listening to.

In a retaliatory gesture, the Pakistan Cricket Board additionally appears to have lodged an official grievance with the worldwide mum or dad physique in opposition to Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav for expressing his solidarity with victims of Pahalgam terror assault and dedicating his crew’s victory to the Indian Armed Forces concerned in Operation Sindoor. His feedback got here after the September 14 recreation.

PCB alleges that Surya’s feedback are “political” though technically it must be seen when precisely did it file the grievance, which must be lodged inside seven days of the mentioned remark.

Rauf, Sahibzada gestures

Throughout the September 21 match, Rauf had made gestures to depict the bringing down of a aircraft to mock India’s army motion after Indian supporters chanted “Kohli, Kohli” referring to the couple of match-winning sixes that the Indian legend hit off the pacer at MCG throughout a T20 World Cup recreation in 2022.

Throughout the match, he hurled abuses at Indian openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma throughout his bowling spell and the 2 children responded with their bats.

Sahibzada, throughout the identical match, celebrated with a gun-firing gesture utilizing his bat as a machine gun prop, one thing that has been broadly criticised.

“That celebration was only a second at the moment. I don’t do a number of celebrations after scoring 50. However, it out of the blue got here to my thoughts that allow’s do a celebration at present. I did that. I do not understand how individuals will take it. I do not care about that,” Farhan had advised reporters after the match.

Each Rauf and Sahibzada must clarify their gestures on the ICC listening to and if they can not persuade then they might face sanctions as per th code of conduct.

Naqvi posts cryptic CR7 video on ‘X’

Including gas to the hearth, Asian Cricket Council chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday posted a slow-motion video of Cristiano Ronaldo on ‘X’, the place the Portuguese legend is seen gesturing that an plane out of the blue crashed, one thing that Rauf indicated on-field through the conflict of arch-rivals final Sunday.

Naqvi, other than additionally being Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman, is the ‘Inside Minister’ of his nation and is understood to make provocative statements in opposition to the India.

Ronaldo, within the video, may nicely be explaining how his direct free-kick dipped and entered the aim.

After this, whether or not the Indian crew, which is now the finalist of the Asia Cup, share the dais with the ACC Chairman is one thing that is still to be seen.

The matter hasn’t gone unnoticed so far as each BCCI and ICC mandarins are involved. Solely time will inform if there can be some form of motion taken in opposition to Naqvi.