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Champions Trophy's future is likely to be decided by tomorrow

News Desk

Dec 10

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to continue pressuring the International Cricket Council (ICC) over its demand for the Champions Trophy. The final decision on the hosting of the Champions Trophy and the hybrid model is expected to be made on Wednesday, 11 December.

 

There is a strong likelihood that the tournament will follow the hybrid model, which will also apply to all events scheduled in India until 2027.

 

Meanwhile, the PCB has taken a firm stance in while advocating for the hybrid model, arguing that India's security concerns about sending a team to Pakistan are unfounded. The PCB has stated that if India does not send its team to Pakistan, it will not send its own team to India for any future ICC events.

 

According to an informal agreement between the two boards, the hybrid model will be used for all ICC tournaments. This will include the Champions Trophy, the Women's World Cup, and the T20 World Cup in 2026, all of which will follow the same format.

 

The PCB has also demanded that the issues between the Pakistan and India boards regarding the ICC Champions Trophy be incorporated into the host agreement, though no further details have been disclosed.

 

The Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan in February and March next year, in 2025, but the final schedule has not yet been confirmed as India has refused to participate.

 

However, with the deadlock between Pakistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the hosting of Champions Trophy 2025 continuing, Australian, New Zealand and South African cricket boards have reacted to the impasse.

 


According to reports, the three cricketing boards have expressed displeasure and asked the ICC to put an end to uncertainty surrounding the event. They have said that all boards should be given an update and the matter should be resolved at the earliest.

 


“The schedule for the Champions Trophy 2025 has not been announced yet; the ICC should now decide what will happen in the Champions Trophy and the next tournaments. If India is refusing to go to Pakistan this time, it [ICC] can forbid it from going to any country in the future. A solution should be found for this,” reports quoted a joint statement as saying.

 


Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) maintains that Pakistan will not back down from its position until the BCCI accepts the demands in writing. The Pakistani government does not want to take any kind of risk this time and the matter will move forward if a written guarantee is received, reports said.

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