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Asia Cup 2025 controversy: Pakistan, India, and ICC politics

How the Asia Cup and Pakistani cricket are entangled in politics, power and money

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Amber Shamsi

Pakistan Editor

Amber Rahim Shamsi is an award-winning multimedia journalist, political commentator, and free speech advocate with extensive experience in media development. She previously served as Director of the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at IBA, where she spearheaded the launch of iVerify Pakistan, a UNDP-supported fact-checking platform. A former BBC World Service bilingual reporter, she has hosted three major current affairs shows on Pakistani news channels. She is also an IVLP and ICFJ Digital Fellow, a media trainer, and an advocate for press freedom and gender representation in journalism.

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ICC match referee Andy Pycroft has apologized to the Pakistan cricket team manager and captain after banning pre-match handshakes between India and Pakistan.

In this episode of The Story Behind, Nukta Pakistan Editor Amber Shamsi unpacks how the Asia Cup and Pakistani cricket are entangled in politics, power and money.

From Jay Shah and the BCCI’s rise, to India’s 70% grip on global cricket revenue, the dominance of the Big Three, and the politics behind ICC and Asia Cup scheduling, watch how cricket and politics collide.

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