By Admin 
Asia cup 2025 ind vs pak: After a crushing defeat to India in the Asia Cup 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) threatened to withdraw from the entire tournament. Questioning the match referee, PCB had said that the captains were prevented from joining hands in the India-Pakistan match, which is against the spirit of cricket. He had said that the match referee should be removed or else it will be out of the Asia Cup. Now the reality is coming out that PCB cannot muster the courage to turn this threat into reality. The reason is the loss of about 12 to 16 million dollars (about 105 to 141 crore rupees), which they will have to bear when they are out.
PCB withdraws from threat
PCB president Mohsin Naqvi and his team had demanded the removal of the referee Andy Paiyoft from the ICC. Pakistan had clearly stated that if they are not listened to, they will withdraw from the Asia Cup, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected this demand. In such a situation, there is no way left with the Pakistan Board.
Money hit, PCB’s speaking stopped
According to PTI reports, the annual budget of PCB is about 227 million US dollars. In such a situation, the loss of $ 16 million will directly be about 7 percent of their annual earnings. Pakistan is already struggling with economic crisis and declining popularity in cricket, so this deficit would have been a big setback for the board.
Broadcasting rights also affects
If the PCB really was out of the Asia Cup, the broadcaster Sony Sports could refuse them to pay the agreeable amount. At the same time, in the meetings of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), PCB would come under the scanner and other members could also object to their share. This would prove to be a big problem for PCB.
Respect and compulsion for Naqvi
PCB President and Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi is caught in a dual challenge. On the one hand, he had to save his honor in the country, on the other hand he had to avoid suffering a loss of crores of rupees. Eventually, he adopted a strategy to threaten, but had to withdraw the decision to withdraw from the tournament.
Now what next?
It is reported that Paiyoft will also play the role of referee in the match between Pakistan and UAE on Wednesday. That is, the threat of PCB has become just a rhetoric. It is clear that economic pressure and fears of international grudge have forced Pakistan to back down. Overall, the threats that Pakistan Cricket Board had threatened was limited to just “noise”.