Overview

• PCB chairman and ACC president Mohsin Naqvi declared future talks with the BCCI will only be on equal terms, saying Pakistan will make no further pleas for negotiations.
• The Indian Sports Ministry reiterated there will be no bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, while participation in multilateral events continues.
• India and Pakistan are slated to meet in a group-stage match on September 14 in Dubai under previously agreed neutral‑venue plans.
• Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi urged BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia to avoid playing Pakistan at the Asia Cup, arguing such engagement is contrary to national interest after the Pahalgam attack.
• Neutral and hybrid hosting models remain a flashpoint, with recent ICC and ACC events shifted to the UAE and the PCB asserting it secured concessions, including future women’s event hosting rights.