In an enormous growth relating to the Champions Trophy 2025, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that they won’t journey to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
There had been speculations relating to India’s journey to Pakistan for the marquee ICC event over the previous few days. However lastly, the speculations have come to a relaxation because the BCCI has confirmed India’s stance.
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India to not journey to Pakistan for Champions Trophy
In keeping with ESPNCricinfo, the BCCI has knowledgeable the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) about India’s stance on their reluctance to journey to Pakistan. It’s believed that the Indian authorities has suggested the BCCI to not ship their cricket staff to Pakistan.
Which means the ICC and the PCB might want to discover a contingency plan as quickly as doable to make sure India’s participation. Internet hosting a event by means of hybrid mannequin appears to be the likeliest method going forward the place India’s matches can be hosted exterior Pakistan.
Nevertheless, it will not be straightforward for the ICC to persuade the Pakistan Cricket Board. Lately, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi bluntly dominated out the choice of internet hosting the event in a hybrid mannequin and claimed that the entire event will happen in Pakistan.
It’s also believed that there had been plans to host the event by means of hybrid mannequin earlier as nicely. International locations like UAE and Sri Lanka have been shortlisted to host the event however UAE is believed to be the frontrunner.
The BCCI had already knowledgeable the ICC about India’s stance however their was no proof of any verbal communication. The ICC is awaiting a written communication relating to the matter earlier than they transfer it to the PCB. Even PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi had requested for a written clarification relating to India’s denial to journey to Pakistan.
PCB not prepared to just accept hybrid mannequin
Mohsin Naqvi had clearly acknowledged that the PCB is just not prepared to just accept hybrid mannequin for the event and insisted to host the entire event in Pakistan. He even claimed that Pakistan had made nice gestures in the direction of India innthe previous however India hasn’t been doing the identical from their half.
Naqvi was referring to Pakistan’s fixed travels to India regardless of India not going to their nation. In his assertion, he additionally made it clear that Pakistan wouldn’t be obliged to journey to india sooner or later if India refuses to journey this time.
Pakistan final travelled to India for the ODI World Cup 2023 regardless of India refusing to journey to Pakistan only a few days earlier for the Asia Cup 2023. Finally, the Asia Cup 2023 needed to be performed in a hybrid mannequin with India enjoying its matches in Sri Lanka, together with the ultimate.
Champions Trophy 2025 schedule
In keeping with the draft schedule, the Champions Trophy 2025 can be performed from February 19 to March 9 in three venues – Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Karachi.
India has been grouped with hosts Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand in Group A. England, South Africa, Australia, and Afghanistan are in Group B. The ultimate schedule can be introduced in Lahore within the upcoming days.