Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stand firm and look to withdraw from future multi-nation events against India. The Men in Blue beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final but soon the attention turned to what happened later.

The Indian team refused to receive the trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the PCB chairman and Interior Minister of Pakistan. Due to this, the trophy ceremony was held up by a good 45 minutes.

Akmal’s comments reflect growing discontent within Pakistan’s cricketing community. He pointed to Naqvi’s conduct throughout the tournament, which included sharing openly pro-Pakistan and anti-India views on social media an approach many found inappropriate given his role as t

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