Monday 11 November 2024
Islamabad (News Internationalnew. Latest News. November 11, 2024) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday confirmed that India will not visit Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy. The official decision has been communicated to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
No explanation has been given by the Indian Cricket Board as to why this decision was made due to ulterior motives.
The situation in this regard is still unclear.
The Champions Trophy is scheduled to be played in the months of February and March next year, for which the schedule was also going to start, but due to this latest development, the process has also been put on hold.
PCB says that the Pakistani government has been informed about this and what will be the future strategy in this regard, guidance will be sought from the government of Pakistan.
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What more did the PCB say about this?
In a statement on Sunday, the Pakistan Cricket Board said, "The PCB has received an email from the ICC stating that the BCCI has informed them that their team has The CC Champions Trophy will not travel to Pakistan for 2025.
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"The PCB has forwarded the ICC's email to the Government of Pakistan for further advice and guidance in this regard," the PCB spokesperson added.
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The PCB did not comment further on the ICC's email, but board chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Friday that when the ICC informs Pakistan in writing, it will send its Will announce the policy.
Mohsin Naqvi while talking to reporters on Friday said that for the last two months, "Indian media has been broadcasting and publishing such news that India is not traveling to Pakistan for this tournament. I We have also discussed it with them and our team and our position is clear: they can have any objection and they have to tell us about it in writing.
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Earlier when the Indian cricket board informed the ICC about its refusal to travel to the neighboring country, it was said that the PCB now has a 'hybrid model' of hosting the Champions Trophy. There is no other option left.
However, Naqvi said that the 'hybrid model' is absolutely unacceptable for Pakistan.
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What are the possibilities?
The question is that now that India has confirmed not to go to Pakistan, will the tournament still be held in Pakistan or will it be shifted to another country due to India's objection or can it be held in a hybrid model? is
Pakistan's leading newspaper Dawn has reported in this context that if the rights to host the tournament are taken away from Pakistan, then Pakistan may withdraw from the ICC Champions Trophy next year.
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Dawn quoted a senior official as saying, "The government is taking the matter very seriously and is considering all its options, one of which is for the PCB to ensure that the Pakistan champions Do not participate in the trophy."
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The scheduling process is suspended
It should be noted that dates and times of matches in any ICC-affiliated tournament must be fixed 100 days before the start of the tournament, so that all parties have adequate time to prepare, including the broadcast of the match.
Accordingly, the schedule of the tournament was to be announced on November 11, but according to the officials, the PCB has suspended it and now any final decision will be taken by the ICC.
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It should be noted that the last time India sent its cricket team to Pakistan was in 2008 and since then the Indian team has not visited Pakistan.
In 2008, the Indian team went for the Asia Cup under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
On the contrary, Pakistan visited India for a bilateral series in 2012-13, after which the Pakistani team also visited India for the T20 World Cup in 2016 and for the ODI World Cup last year. He also visited India.
Apart from Pakistan and India, the teams that are eligible to participate in the Champions Trophy include Bangladesh, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Afghanistan.
Sri Lankan team will not be a part of this tournament this time due to not being in the top eight position in the ranking of ODI matches.
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