PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has received invitation for ICC meeting and IPL final on 30-31 May in Ahmedabad. Being the Home Minister, the final decision on his visit to India will be taken by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has received an invitation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). This invitation is to attend the important board meeting of ICC to be held in Ahmedabad.
This meeting is to be held on 30th and 31st May. Interestingly, this high-profile meeting is taking place along with the final of IPL 2026. The final of IPL will be played on 31 May at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It is expected that ICC Chairman Jay Shah and other board members will also come to watch this explosive final to be held in the world’s largest cricket stadium. In this way, this match will become a big gathering of the most powerful administrators of the game.
Will Mohsin Naqvi come to India for ICC meeting and IPL 2026?
These quarterly meetings of the International Cricket Council (ICC) were earlier scheduled to be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar. But due to the crisis in the Middle East caused by the war between America, Israel and Iran, the global body of cricket had to shift the entire event to India. When ICC had to postpone meetings due to increasing tension in West Asia, Ahmedabad was chosen as an alternative venue. Now that the meeting has shifted from Qatar to the capital of Gujarat, questions are being raised whether PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi will attend this meeting and the IPL 2026 final?
According to reports, Naqvi, who is also holding the post of PCB Chairman, ACC Chief and Home Minister of Pakistan, has sent this high-profile invitation to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, so that the final political and diplomatic decision can be taken on his visit to India.
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Since Mohsin Naqvi holds a senior position in the Pakistan Cabinet and is also the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), his tour is being viewed not only from a sporting perspective but also from a diplomatic and strategic point of view. The shifting of the ICC meeting from Doha to Ahmedabad is not just an administrative change, but it has made this entire matter a big geo-political issue.
Why is Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to India difficult?
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is finding it difficult to attend the ICC Board meeting to be held in Ahmedabad due to many reasons. Behind this are major political hurdles, very poor relations with BCCI and unresolved disputes related to cross-border cricket.
Since Naqvi is part of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet, any of his foreign visits, especially to India, would require strict diplomatic scrutiny and security clearance. In such a situation, it is very difficult to get permission for sudden travel. The dispute between BCCI and PCB regarding the Asia Trophy presentation ceremony has already created deep bitterness in the relations.
This tension reached its peak after the final of Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai, when the winning Indian team refused to accept the winner trophy directly from Naqvi, after which he took the trophy with himself. Since then the Indian team and BCCI are waiting for their trophy. BCCI has taken the matter directly to ICC, which has further increased the administrative distance between the two boards.
Moreover, Team India’s refusal to go to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025 and then PCB’s threat to boycott the T20 World Cup 2026 has brought the relations between the two cricket powerhouses to the brink of collapse. Therefore, now it remains to be seen whether the Pakistan government tries to melt the ice in relations by sending Mohsin Naqvi to India, or whether the PCB Chief solves the political equations by attending this important ICC session virtually from Islamabad.