BCCI informed ICC, Champions Trophy will be organized in hybrid model.! Two countries were shortlisted
According to the report, BCCI has told ICC that the Indian government has advised not to send the team to Pakistan. India not to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy The Champions Trophy 2025 is to be played in Pakistan from 19 February to 9 March next year. PCB is going to host the ICC tournament after a gap of 18 years. The news of India not going on Pakistan tour has been going on for a long time. Meanwhile, a big report has come out which has revealed that BCCI has officially informed ICC that Team India will not go to Pakistan for the tournament. In this situation, now ICC and PCB will have to consider hybrid model and find a venue. Indian government does not want the team to tour Pakistan According to the report of ESPNCricinfo, BCCI has told ICC that the Indian government has advised not to send the team to Pakistan. However, it has not been confirmed whether BCCI communicated its decision verbally or not. The report states that the ICC is demanding a written report from the BCCI before informing the PCB. UAE and Sri Lanka shortlisted Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday (8 November) had rejected the news of holding the Champions Trophy on hybrid model. But according to reports, contingency plans have been prepared a few months in advance to conduct the tournament in a hybrid model. Some countries have also been shortlisted, which include UAE and Sri Lanka. UAE is close to Pakistan, due to which it is the first choice. Let us tell you, India had earlier refused to tour Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023, after which the hybrid model was adopted and the team played all the matches in Sri Lanka. Delay in releasing the schedule The Champions Trophy 2024 schedule was scheduled to be announced in Lahore next week, but it has now been postponed. India has refused to visit Pakistan. Will the tournament be held in hybrid model or not? If it happens, where will it happen? Due to all these things, there is a delay in releasing the schedule.
PCB rejected the news of getting Champions Trophy hybrid model, said- people write anything to make news
A PCB source told India Today on Friday, November 8, that Pakistan has not considered a hybrid model and is keen to host the entire tournament across three venues – Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. This clarification comes at a time when there is speculation that the International Cricket Council will announce the Champions Trophy schedule on November 11. ICC will soon announce the schedule of Champions Trophy Reports claim that the ICC will announce the schedule of the eight-team tournament without confirming the venue. PCB source said that, “Hybrid model is not under consideration. People write anything claiming to have XYZ sources. People write anything just to get some ideas. As of now, we have not decided anything about this. Our stand remains the same.” Pakistan previously hosted the Asia Cup in 2023 in a hybrid model, through which India played its games in Sri Lanka. The final was also played in Sri Lanka. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not stated its stand on the senior men’s team going to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. BCCI will remain in touch with the Government of India for this. According to the provisional schedule proposed by the PCB, the Champions Trophy match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan is to be held in Lahore on March 1 next year. The tournament will start on 19 February 2025 with the first match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. The final will be held on March 9 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. According to the temporary schedule, all India’s matches have been held in Lahore due to security and logistical reasons.
We will keep a special quota of tickets for Indian fans in the Champions Trophy: PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has left it up to the Indian government to decide whether the national team should send the national team to Pakistan for this event or not. Mohsin Naqvi (Photo Source: Many people are eagerly waiting for the Champions Trophy 2025. This great tournament will be played in Pakistan. No decision has been taken yet whether Team India will go to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has left it up to the Indian government to decide whether the national team should send the national team to Pakistan for this event or not. However, before the start of this tournament, Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi has given a big statement regarding the tickets of Indian fans. According to Mohsin Naqvi, there will be a special quota for tickets for Indian fans of Champions Trophy 2025. According to a report in Hindustan Times, Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi said, ‘We will keep a special quota of tickets for Indian fans and will try to speed up the policy of issuing visas. We want that Indian fans should not face any problem in watching the upcoming tournament and that is why we are making special plans for them. I don’t think Team India will cancel its visit to Pakistan: PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi Mohsin Naqvi further said, ‘Team India must come here. I don’t think she will cancel or postpone coming here and we are confident that the Champions Trophy will be hosted in Pakistan with all the teams. Many former players of Pakistan have also said that Team India must tour Pakistan. No bilateral series has been played between these two teams for a long time. Exciting matches have been seen between these two in ICC events for a long time. Now it remains to be seen what decision the Indian government takes regarding the national team. There are also reports coming out that this tournament can be played in hybrid model. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
Champions Trophy: “From what I am reading…”, Wasim Akram hopes India will definitely tour Pakistan
Former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram believes that the Indian team will enjoy the hospitality in Pakistan. Wasim Akram (Photo Source: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 It is to be played in Pakistan from 19 February to 9 March next year. PCB will host the ICC tournament after a gap of 18 years. There itself, India does not tour Pakistan due to security reasons. In such a situation, the question still remains whether he will participate in the Champions Trophy 2025 or not. BCCI has not yet given any formal statement regarding Team India going to Pakistan and participating in the tournament. Let us tell you that Asia Cup 2023 was played jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka due to the demand of BCCI. Meanwhile, former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram believes that the Indian team will enjoy the hospitality in Pakistan as their star players have a huge fan following in Pakistan. He will be taken very good care of – Wasim Akram According to ESPNcricinfo, Wasim Akram said, I think from everything I am reading, there are positive signals from the Indian government and the BCCI. I read somewhere that they will play all their games in Lahore. They will probably come to Lahore and go back the same night. I am completely ready for this, provided India is comfortable. And I can promise you that they will be very well taken care of. I mean, Indian cricketers like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, (Hardik) Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav have fans in Pakistan. Young cricket fans like him very much. Let us tell you, Pakistan Cricket has proposed to BCCI that Team India will play all its matches in Lahore. The board has also assured complete security and also said that the team will return to Chandigarh after finishing each match in Lahore. Additionally, if India reaches the final of the tournament, the venue of the final will be changed to Lahore. BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla says that, No decision has been taken yet. But our policy is that we always take government permission for international tours. It is up to the government to decide whether our team should go to a country or not.
Gary Kirsten may resign from the post of coach, Pakistan team’s problems increase before the Champions Trophy
According to the report, serious differences have emerged between Gary Kirsten and the players. Gary Kirsten (Photo Source: There has once again been a big earthquake in Pakistan cricket. Actually, a report is coming out in which it is being said that due to differences with the players and the Pakistan Cricket Board, the head coach of the limited overs team, Gary Kirsten may resign from his post. It is expected that Kirsten will not go on Australia and Zimbabwe tour with Pakistan team. Let us tell you, on both these tours to Pakistan, the team has to play three-match ODI as well as T20 series of the same number of matches. Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for the tour of Australia and Zimbabwe on Sunday, October 27 with the new captain Mohammad Rizwan. Just a day after this announcement, the news related to Gary Kirsten’s resignation has surprised everyone. Gary Kirsten has serious differences with players and PCB According to a Cricbuzz report, there are serious differences of opinion between Gary Kirsten and the players, as well as with the PCB over coaching staff decisions. Kirsten reportedly requested the appointment of David Reid as high performance coach, which was not in line with the PCB’s priorities, which led to tension. The board reportedly made alternative proposals, which Kirsten did not like. Gary Kirsten’s tenure with the Pakistan cricket team started in May this year. Even after his arrival, there has been no good improvement in the performance of Pakistan cricket team. The team lost the bilateral series in England, while the team also got eliminated in the group stage in the T20 World Cup held in West Indies and America. Pakistan also had to face defeat from associate team America during this period. There are less than four months left for the ICC Champions Trophy and Pakistan is going to host an international tournament for the first time in more than two decades, so Gary Kirsten’s resignation is a big blow to the Pakistan team and the PCB. Will have to find a head coach for them soon.
Champions Trophy 2025: ICC satisfied with the arrangements made by PCB for the tournament – reports
The tournament is to be played in February next year PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) According to the latest media reports, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is completely satisfied with the arrangements made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the Champions Trophy. It is noteworthy that the 9th season of Champions Trophy will be played in the hosting of Pakistan. So recently, PCB shared the list of arrangements made for the tournament with ICC. During this, PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi was also present. If Geo News is to be believed regarding the organization of Champions Trophy in the country, then the top officials of PCB assured the ICC member board that the three stadiums (Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi) which are undergoing renovation work, will be ready before the start of the tournament in February. Will get ready first. Besides, PCB has also invited delegations from member countries to come to Pakistan and assess the preparations made for the tournament. Also, let us tell you that the situation is not yet clear whether India will go to Pakistan to participate in this multinational tournament or not? The situation regarding this has not been clarified yet. So some time ago, BCCI Secretary Jai Shah had said that the team will go to Pakistan only if the Board gets permission from the Government of India. ICC may consider hybrid model On the other hand, India can consider holding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on a hybrid model like the Asia Cup 2023, if India does not tour Pakistan. If this happens then the Indian cricket team can play its Champions Trophy in UAE. Apart from UAE, names of Sri Lanka and South Africa can also be seen. So if we talk about the tournament, its 9th season is ready to be played. It was last organized by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2017. During that time, Pakistan won the title for the first time by defeating India.
Good news for ICC fans, big update regarding the venue of Champions Trophy 2025 has come out.
According to the report, if Team India qualifies for the final of Champions Trophy 2025 then the final match will be hosted in Dubai otherwise the match will be held in Lahore. Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: Getty Images) Many people are eagerly waiting for the Champions Trophy 2025. This important tournament will be played in Pakistan. However, a big update is coming out regarding this important tournament. According to the Telegraph report, if Team India qualifies for the final of Champions Trophy 2025, then the final match will be hosted in Dubai otherwise the match will be held in Lahore. Let us tell you that since 2008, Team India has not played a single match in Pakistan yet. In fact, after the Mumbai blasts in 2008, BCCI had decided that now India will never tour Pakistan. Not only this, the last bilateral series between these two teams was played in 2013. Since then, both these teams have been seen clashing with each other in ICC events. The Indian government had also refused to play a bilateral series against Pakistan and hence questions were being raised whether Rohit Sharma and company would participate in the Champions Trophy or not. 🚨 VENUES FOR 2025 CT FINAL…!!! – Dubai could host the Final of next year’s Champions Trophy if India qualifies for it, otherwise it’ll be Lahore. (Telegraph). pic.twitter.com/XUZYVzllXx — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 8, 2024 No decision regarding the venue of the Champions Trophy 2025 final can be taken till March 6. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has confirmed that strict security arrangements will be made for all the teams. He himself is confident that BCCI will definitely send Team India to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025. However, BCCI officials have not yet given any statement regarding this. Talking about Team India, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, they won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The performance of all the players in this tournament was strong. Now the players of the Indian team would definitely like to leave their mark in the Champions Trophy 2025. Talking about Pakistan, they will also have to perform tremendously in the upcoming tournament. For some time now, Pakistan team has failed to show great performance in international cricket. IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans can retain these 6 players
“All teams will come to Pakistan for Champions Trophy” PCB Chairman’s big claim about Team India
Speaking to reporters at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Naqvi informed the local media about the ongoing renovation work of the stadium for the Champions Trophy. Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi. (Image Source: X) India’s participation in the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan in February-March next year has not been decided yet and is dependent on the permission of the Government of India. But Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has no doubt that all the teams including India will come to Pakistan for this tournament. Speaking to reporters at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Naqvi informed the local media about the ongoing renovation work of the stadium for the Champions Trophy. Will India go to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025? The PCB Chairman was asked a clear question about the Indian team’s participation in the Champions Trophy and their visit to Pakistan. He said in his reply, “We are ready to host the Champions Trophy. All the teams will come.” Will Jai Shah come to Pakistan? Earlier he was asked whether he could come to the country after Jay Shah takes charge as the new ICC president on December 1. Reports asked Naqvi if he was looking forward to meeting Shah when he visits as ICC chairman. Reiterating his previous statement, Naqvi said, “I don’t think the details of their meetings have been finalized yet. Nothing has happened so far due to which the Indian team should postpone or cancel its participation. So, all the teams will come.” With India yet to confirm their participation, it is likely that the tournament will be played as a hybrid model and include a venue outside Pakistan for India’s matches – as has been done for the first Asia Cup. Was. However, the PCB is reportedly ready to reduce the logistical requirements of the Indian team and fans by hosting all Indian matches in Lahore, which is closer to Amritsar.
IND vs BAN: “Champion’s Approach shown…”, Sanjay Manjrekar’s statement in praise of captain Rohit Sharma
This is the legacy that Rohit Sharma will leave behind as captain – Sanjay Manjrekar Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal & Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo Source: Getty Images) The last match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is being played from September 27 at Green Park, Kanpur. The first three days of play were abandoned due to rain and a wet outfield. Team India again made this match exciting with its aggressive play on the fourth day. On the fourth day, Bangladesh team was reduced to 233 runs in the first innings. After this, Rohit Sharma and company were seen batting in T20 style in the first innings. India created history by scoring the fastest 50, 100, 200 and 250 runs in Test cricket. India declared the innings at 285/9 in 34.4 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (72), Shubman Gill (39), Virat Kohli (47) and KL Rahul (68) played explosive innings. Meanwhile, former Indian player and cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar is praising the mentality of Indian captain Rohit Sharma on the fourth day. Manjrekar praised the Indian batting and called it the team’s champion approach. Sanjay Manjrekar said something special about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy Cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar while speaking on ESPNcricinfo said, This is the legacy that Rohit Sharma will leave behind as captain. He thinks so. A strong team, one of the top-2 teams in the world, showed a champion approach, realizing that a lot of time had been wasted. And he leads by example, just like he did in the 50-over World Cup. So, this is what Rohit Sharma will leave as his contribution to Indian cricket. He was happy to put his wicket at stake- Manjrekar Indian captain Rohit Sharma put the team above himself, he was ready to put his wicket at stake to score quick runs. Sanjay Manjrekar is very happy with Rohit Sharma’s approach. You just do something for the team and play to win. He does not face any problem in this process, like in the 50 over World Cup… he did not score a big century. Even here, he was happy to put his wicket on the line and suddenly we have a Test match that India can win. You have to appreciate Rohit Sharma for this.