The ICC has knowledgeable the PCB of India’s choice to not journey to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, with India’s matches more likely to be held in Dubai below a hybrid mannequin.
New Delhi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced on Sunday that India has notified the Worldwide Cricket Council of its choice to not journey to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy, set to happen in February-March subsequent yr.
“The PCB has acquired an e-mail from the ICC, stating that the BCCI has knowledgeable them that their group is not going to journey to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025,” PCB stated in an announcement.
“The PCB has forwarded that e-mail to the Authorities of Pakistan for his or her recommendation and steerage,” stated a PCB spokesperson.PCB made no additional feedback on the ICC e-mail however its chairman, Mohsin Naqvi had stated on Friday that Pakistan would unveil its coverage once they get one thing in writing from the ICC.
The BCCI had beforehand knowledgeable the worldwide cricket physique of India’s incapacity to journey to the neighboring nation, prompting the PCB to undertake a ‘Hybrid Mannequin’ to host the Champions Trophy.
Naqvi additionally acknowledged that the ‘Hybrid Mannequin’ was unacceptable to Pakistan.
India has not despatched its cricket group to Pakistan since 2008, once they visited for the Asia Cup below the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Since then, Pakistan has toured India for a bilateral white-ball collection in 2012-13, the T20 World Cup in 2016, and the 50-over World Cup final yr.
As beforehand reported, India will play all its matches in Dubai, with the extremely anticipated India vs Pakistan conflict additionally set to happen within the UAE.
“That is an ICC occasion and BCCI has knowledgeable the worldwide physique that it received’t journey to Pakistan. It’s going to depend upon ICC to tell the host nation in regards to the growth after which shut in on the scheduling of the match. The conference is to announce the schedule 100 days previous to the graduation of the occasion,” a BCCI supply had toldPTI on situations of anonymity a number of days again.
Dubai is the best location for India’s matches, because it gives the very best seating capability among the many three stadiums and has well-established infrastructure, having lately hosted the Girls’s T20 World Cup final month.
