The cricketing fraternity in Pakistan has been left perplexed following the conspicuous absence of any Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official on stage during the presentation ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy final between India and Australia.

While ICC Chairman Jay Shah was prominently seen handing over the trophy to India’s winning captain Rohit Sharma and distributing medals to players, no PCB representative was involved in the proceedings, despite Pakistan being the official host of the tournament.