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Xtra Time Web Desk: Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar has been found questioning Pakistan Cricket Board for skipping ICC Champions Trophy final in Dubai. Despite being the official hosts of the tournament, not a single representative from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was present at the presentation ceremony which left the whole world stunned.

He shared a video on X, formerly known as Twitter where he was found stating, "India won the ICC Champions Trophy and I saw a weird thing that no representative from Pakistan Cricket Board was present in Dubai despite the fact that they are the hosts.

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This is literally beyond my understanding.
How can this be done???#championstrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/CPIUgevFj9

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 9, 2025

'Why did no one come to represent Pakistan is beyond my understanding. Someone should have been here on the world stage but I did not see anyone.'

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PCB's this act again introduced a new debate. There is no clarification by PCB yet but this act looks like a sheer negligence. As India wins the trophy, New Zealand has to return back with a heavy heart. At the end, the host of the tournament PCB walks away with questions which need to be answered.