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NDTV
15 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
India-Pakistan Clash Likely In Asia Cup 2025 Despite Pahalgam Tragedy: Report
The ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan have put the Asia Cup 2025 in Jeopardy. Following the brutal terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir, border tensions arose between the two nations, which eventually led to the boycott calls for the Pakistani artists and actors in India. Seeing this tension, there were reports that the BCCI might boycott India's matches against Pakistan both in the ACC and ICC events. However, a new report has emerged, stating that the Asia Cup 2025 is likely to go as per the plan. According to Cricbuzz, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is planning to host the tournament in September with India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and UAE as the participants. "While nothing concrete has been finalised as yet, indications are that a formal decision could be taken next week. What's more, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is hopeful of releasing the schedule for the six-team tournament in the first week of July, when it is expected to convene," stated Cricbuzz. It was further stated that the promotional activities for the tournament have also begun and UAE are the frontrunners as the hosts, although there is also some discussion around staging it in a hybrid format. Originally, India were the hosts for Asia Cup 2025 but the tensions against Pakistan have forced the ACC to look for new a host. Earlier during the coverage of the first Test between India and England in Leeds, a promotional video of Asia Cup 2025 went viral on social media, featuring T20I captains of India (Suryakumar Yadav, Sri Lanka (Charith Asalanka) and Bangladesh (Najmul Hossain Shanto). The ACC is currently headed by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi. More recently, a report claimed that the PCB is in talks with its Afghanistan counterpart to organise a tri-series in August involving hosts UAE in the event of the Asia Cup getting cancelled or postponed. "With the Asia Cup now unlikely to be held in India as originally planned in September due to the simmering relations between Pakistan and India, the PCB is working on another tri-series proposal," a well-informed source in PCB said.
Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Sport
- Express Tribune
India still uncertain for Asia Cup
India's participation in the upcoming Asia Cup remains unresolved but the inclusion of both India and Pakistan in the same group for the Women's World Cup has raised hopes within the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Although the Asia Cup is scheduled for this year, tensions between Pakistan and India have cast doubt over the event. In the 2023 edition, matches involving India were held in Sri Lanka under a hybrid model. Now, both nations have again agreed not to play on each other's home soil and instead opt for a neutral venue, a practice that began with this year's Champions Trophy. While this year's edition of the Asia Cup is set to be hosted by India, it is expected to be played in the UAE from September 12 to 28. However, India has yet to confirm its participation to the ACC. Last year, Sony Pictures Network India secured media rights for all ACC tournaments from 2024 to 2031 in a deal worth $170 million. This includes all editions of the Men's and Women's Asia Cup, the U-19 Asia Cups, and Emerging tournaments. Rumors of a potential Indian boycott of the tournament had surfaced recently but were dismissed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Still, in the latest Asia Cup promo released by Sony, only the captains of India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh were featured — Pakistan's captain was noticeably absent. Sources say that the ICC recently grouped Pakistan and India together in the Women's World Cup, and there was no opposition to this move. This has strengthened the perception that India is likely to participate in the Asia Cup as well. However, if India decides to forfeit a match against Pakistan, the PCB could reciprocate in future events. Such a scenario would be complex, as replacing the Indian team in the tournament is not seen as viable due to broadcasting and financial implications. It's worth noting that the current ACC Chairman is PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi. Also, the Women's Emerging Asia Cup, which was set to begin in Sri Lanka on June 6, was postponed due to weather concerns.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- The Hindu
Over ₹6 lakh collected as penalty for discharge of pollutants into Edappally canal
The Kochi Corporation has imposed a total penalty of ₹6.25 lakh on those responsible for illegal discharge of untreated wastewater and septage into the Edappally canal in March 2025. The penalty was collected between March 1 and March 31. It was imposed as part of the short-term action plan for the rejuvenation of the canal and to identify the sources of pollution through a study, according to the report on polluted rivers and other waterbodies submitted by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) to the Ministry of Jal Shakthi for May 2025. The civic body had collected a total of ₹5.54 lakh as penalty from polluters in a three-month-long inspection held from November 30, 2024, to January 15, 2025, it said. The report said four squads had been formed to conduct regular inspections to identify the sources of sewage discharge. It included a night squad to check such violations. The squad included officials of the Corporation's engineering and health wings. The board informed that it had issued notices to over 160 apartments/hotels located close to the Vembanad lake in Ernakulam as on May 31, 2025, for violation of norms under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution), Act. Besides apartments and eateries, notices were also issued to industrial units and houseboats for violation of norms. The action, which was initiated from the 2023-24 fiscal, included penalty for not setting up proper sewage treatment plants and required authorisation from the PCB to set up and operate such facilities, according to official sources. The inspections had revealed that the violators either did not have valid consent issued by the PCB to operate a treatment facility or lacked a sewage treatment plant. Inspections had also found out that sewage treatment plants were not functioning properly in some units. The Principal Bench of the tribunal in New Delhi had asked the government to initiate action against the pollution of Vembanad and Ashtamudi lakes, listed as Ramsar sites for their ecological importance.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
'Most of the money generated comes from India': Ravi Shastri advocates for larger share of revenue pie for BCCI
File photo of Ravi Shastri. (Reuters) Former India cricket cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri has defended the International Cricket Council's decision to allocate 38.5 percent of its total revenue to India for the 2024-27 cycle, stating it is fair given India's contribution to cricket's global revenues. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will receive approximately Rs. 1,968 crore annually, which is six times more than England and Wales Cricket Board's 6.89 percent and Cricket Australia's 6.25 percent share. The revenue distribution model, announced in 2023, has sparked discussions in the cricket world, with some boards expressing concerns about the disproportionate allocation. The remaining 12 percent of the revenue is distributed among nine other cricket-playing nations. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Shastri has emphasised that the revenue share should be proportional to the income generated, pointing out that India contributes significantly to cricket's global earnings through television rights and series revenues. "I would want more for India because most of the money that's generated comes from India. So it's only fair that they get their share of pound of flesh. It's relative, it's economies, if tomorrow there might be another economy that's stronger. Money might come from there like it did in the 70s, 80s and the chunk of the money went to, went somewhere else. So I think it's only fair and, it just shows in the revenues when India travel, look at the television rights, look at the television income that comes for an India series. So it's only fair that they get. Whatever they're getting now, if not more," Shastri stated in an interview with Wisden . The distribution model has faced criticism from other cricket boards, particularly those outside the Big Three - India, England, and Australia. These boards argue that the current model could impede cricket's growth in other nations. India Outplayed at Headingley | England Go 1-0 Up in the Series | IND vs ENG 1st Test The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been notably vocal in its opposition to the revenue distribution model. They have demanded more transparency in how the allocation figures were determined. "We are insisting that the ICC should tell us how these figures were arrived at. We are not happy with the situation as it stands. Come June, when the board is expected to approve the financial model, unless these details are provided to us, we are not going to approve it," former PCB chairman Najam Sethi had told Reuters. Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
LHC restrains PCB from taking action against President RCAI
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday restrained the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from taking any action against the President Regional Cricket Association Islamabad (RCAI). The court passed the stay order on a petition filed by the president of the association Shakil Ahmed Sheikh challenging action of the PCB restraining the petitioner from holding his office. Earlier, the petitioner's counsel argued that the impugned order of adjudicator had been passed exercising unfettered discretion in violation of rules of natural justice. He said the proceedings before the adjudicator were conducted in a hasty and slipshod manner as no evidence was recorded in compliance with the PCB rules. The counsel asked the court to set aside the impugned orders passed by the PCB. The court adjourned the proceedings after a legal advisor of the PCB sought time to file a reply to the petition. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
