The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla has delivered good information, saying that the BCCI secretary and the lately elected new ICC chairman, Jay Shah, will resolve on India’s go to to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
India Nationwide Cricket Staff haven’t traveled to Pakistan for near 20 years resulting from longstanding political tensions between the nations and the strained relationship, significantly after the 2008 Mumbai assaults, has led to the tip of the bilateral ties between India and Pakistan.
The 2 Asian groups solely face off one another within the event organized by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC). India final toured Pakistan for a bilateral collection in 2005–06, once they performed three Assessments and 5 ODIs.
The Males In Blue, in the meantime, performed their final recreation in Pakistan within the 2008 Asia Cup. However, Pakistan final traveled to India for a bilateral collection in 2012-13, and since then, they haven’t toured the nation for bilateral collection, however the Males In Inexperienced took half within the 2016 ICC T20 World Cup and 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup held in India.
With Pakistan internet hosting an ICC occasion – ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – after a really very long time, there have been speculations that India would possibly lastly go to the nation. Nevertheless, the BCCI has not confirmed the participation of the nationwide crew regardless of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sending a draft schedule to the Worldwide Cricket Council.
Now we have a excellent news that our BCCI Secretary Jay Shah will turn into the ICC Chairman – Rajeev Shukla
Rajeev Shukla has now spoken in regards to the matter, stating that Jay Shah being the highest boss of ICC is a chunk of fine information as he’ll make the choice on the matter as an impartial ICC chairman.
“So far as Champions Trophy is anxious, Pakistan is internet hosting that event. Final 12 months as nicely, the Asia Cup was in Pakistan and we had adoptd a hybrid mannequin the place India’s matches had been performed in Sri Lanka. Till now, there have been no discussions in BCCI for that event and nor have we give you a choice. Now we have a excellent news that our BCCI Secretary Jay shah will turn into the ICC Chairman. So, he might be there in ICC as impartial Chairman and can take a choice on the matter,” Rajeev Shukla advised India Immediately.
Rajeev Shukla, nevertheless, as soon as once more made it clear that the Indian authorities will make the ultimate choice on the matter, and with out the clearance from the federal government the BCCI will not be sending Staff India to Pakistan.
“One other issue is that and it applies to all of the cricketing boards. It’s clearly written within the ICC guidelines that if the federal government doesn’t give permission then the crew can’t journey to that exact nation. So, we’ve left it to the federal government, conserving in thoughts it’s about participant’s security and different points. So no matter the federal government tells us, we’re ready for that. It’s all depending on the federal government’s choice whether or not our crew will journey to Pakistan or not and we’ll do out negotiations accordingly,” Rajeev Shukla added.
The Champions Trophy 2025 is prone to be performed from February 19 to March 9, throughout Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi, with India’s all of the matches being held in Lahore as per draft schedule.