ICC's promotional poster for the upcoming T20 World Cup ticket sales included only 5 captains.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed displeasure with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the omission of its national captain Salman Ali Agha from the promotional poster for the upcoming T20 World Cup ticket sales, which only included five captains from other teams.
The promotional poster featured Suryakumar Yadav from India, Aiden Markram from South Africa, Mitchell Marsh from Australia, Dasun Shanaka from Sri Lanka, and Harry Brook from England.
According to a PTI report, the PCB has raised this issue with the ICC. "We faced the same issues when the Asia Cup was held a few months back and that time the broadcasters had started a promotional campaign without our captain featuring in it," the news agency quoted a source as saying.
"We are facing a similar situation this time as the ICC has not projected our captain on the promotional poster for ticket sales," the source added.
The source mentioned that during the continental tournament, the situation was resolved after the PCB approached the Mohsin Naqvi-led Asian Cricket Council.
Despite Pakistan not being in the top five of the ICC Men’s T20I rankings at present, the PCB maintains that the country has a rich cricket legacy and remains one of the main attractions in global events.
The PCB is hopeful that the ICC will make the necessary adjustments to ensure the inclusion of Pakistan’s skipper in its future promotional campaigns.
(With PTI Inputs)