The Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to be held on Pakistani soil, but the BCCI has refused to send the team to Pakistan. Only then will India be able to play in the Champions Trophy. When it is conducted on a hybrid model or the entire tournament is shifted to another country. But the Pakistan Cricket Board has completely rejected the hybrid model. The PCB dismissed reports that its officials will hold a virtual meeting with their ICC and BCCI counterparts on November 26 to resolve the uncertainty over the Champions Trophy. The announcement of the tournament schedule is being delayed after the BCCI expressed its inability to send the Indian team to Pakistan for the tournament.
The PCB refused the meeting
A reliable PCB source told PTI that we have not received any information from the ICC about any meeting between us, the BCCI and the ICC. He also said that the ICC has yet to receive any reply to an email sent to the ICC asking the reason for the PCB’s reluctance to send the Indian team to the neighboring country. However, an ICC source clarified that an internal meeting may be held on Tuesday to find a solution to this critical issue.
Voting for the Champions Trophy may take place
He announced that this is a virtual meeting of the Executive Board members to resolve the Champions Trophy scheduling issue once and for all. The meeting has been called as the broadcasters of the program are putting a lot of pressure on the ICC to finalize the programme. There is a possibility that a vote could be taken on what should be done and whether the event should be held in Pakistan, shifted to it, or adopt a ‘hybrid model’ suggested by the BCCI in which India would host its matches in the UAE. i will play
The official admitted that the PCB has also taken a tough stance this time and is not ready to back down from its stand of hosting the Champions Trophy in Pakistan as they have no problem hosting any team. The source said the PCB has also made it clear that even if the ‘hybrid model’ is adopted, it will not play its group match against India in Dubai. He said that the executive board had suggested keeping Pakistan and India in separate pools but broadcasters were not ready to accept it due to lack of revenue.
(Input: PTI)
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