Suryakumar Yadav attended the hearing of the international Cricket Council (ICC) over his statements after the group stage match against Pakistan of Asia Cup 2025. Suryakumar Yadav dedicated the victory against Pakistan to the Indian armed forces and even showed unity to the victims’s families of the Pahalgam terror attack. Along with BCCI COO Hemang Amin and Cricket operations Manager Summer Mallapurkar, Suryakumar Yadav reportedly attended the ICC hearing on the incident. The hearing took place which was presided by Richie Richardson after an official complaint from ICC against Suryakumar Yadav. Yadav can either be fined 15 percent of his match fees or receive a warning. A tournament source privy to the details said PTI on conditions of anonymity “Surya attended the ICC hearing today. He was accompanied by BCCI’s COO and Cricket Operations Manager.Richardson explained to him that he shouldn’t be making any comments that could be seen as political in nature. The sanction can’t be ascertained. Since it falls under Level 1, it could either be a warning or a financial penalty of 15 percent deductions in match fee,”
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Due to the Pahalgam terror attack, which saw 26 people lose their lives, relationship between India and Pakistan to hit a new low. In the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha on both matches that the two teams played with each other.
On September 14, after winning the group stage match against Pakistan, Suryakumar made a major ‘Pahalgam’ comment.
“Perfect occasion, taking the time out – we stand by the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. We express our solidarity. Want to dedicate the win to all our armed forces who showed a lot of bravery. Hope they continue to inspire us all our armed forces who showed a lot of bravery. Hope they continue to inspire us all, and we give them more reasons on the ground whenever we get an opportunity to make them smile,” the India captain told at the post-match presentation.
A separate hearing will also hold on complaint of BCCI against Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan for their offensive actions. While Farhan did a ‘gun’ celebration after scoring a half-century in the Super 4 encounter versus India, Haris Rauf was spotted making the controversial ‘6-0’ gesture.
