Indian T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav was on Thursday advised by ICC match referee Richie Richardson to refrain from making remarks that could be construed as political. This came after the Pakistan Cricket Board filed a complaint against him, following India’s Asia Cup group-stage win on September 14.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) finds itself in the middle of a storm as both Pakistan and India have lodged complaints against each other in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. The two teams are set to clash for the third time in the tournament in the final match on Sunday.

The PCB had alleged that Yadav’s post-match remarks after India’s September 15 victory over Pakistan —where he dedicated the win to the victims of the Pahalgam massacre—were political in nature. Pakistan also

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