A controversy erupted on Sunday when the Pakistan Cricket Board officials were not invited on stage by the ICC in the award ceremony of the Champions Trophy final in Dubai. A source said that PCB Chief Executive Officer Sumair Ahmed was present on the ground but was not invited to the ceremony. He is also the director of the tournament.

The source said, "PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi could not go to Dubai as he had some engagements as Home Minister, but the PCB CEO was sent to represent Pakistan in the final and award distribution."

Won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This is India's second consecutive ICC title. Chasing the target of 252 runs in the final, India won by scoring 254 runs for six wickets in 49 overs.

Shreyas Iyer scored 48 runs and Shubman Gill scored 31 runs. Axar Patel contributed 29 runs. KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 34 and Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten nine to take the team to victory. New Zealand, who won the toss and elected to bat, scored 251 runs for seven wickets thanks to half-centuries from Daryl Mitchell (63 runs) and Michael Bracewell (53 runs).

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