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.
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
October 7, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.
This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. Gautam Gambhir, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mayank Yadav, Sanath Jaysuriya (Photo Source: X/Twitter) 1. Suryakumar Yadav broke Jos Buttler’s record by hitting 3 sixes, now eyes on Hitman’s record Suryakumar Yadav has broken a record of Jos Buttler and has now become the fourth batsman in the world to hit the most number of sixes in T20 International cricket. The Indian captain hit three sixes in the first T20 against Bangladesh. With this he made another record in his name. Rohit Sharma has the most number of sixes in T20 International cricket. Sixer King Rohit Sharma has hit 205 sixes in 159 T20 International matches. 2. Sanath Jayasuriya becomes the head coach of Sri Lankan team, know how long is his tenure? Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed interim head coach of the Sri Lanka men’s cricket team after the Sri Lankan team’s brilliant performance against India, England and New Zealand. Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026 i.e. he will remain the head coach of the team till the T20 World Cup 2026. 3. IPL auction increases BCCI’s tension, board is not getting venue BCCI is unable to find any good venue to hold the IPL 2025 mega auction. Currently, BCCI is considering holding the IPL auction in Saudi Arabia, but is unable to find an affordable venue for the same. Earlier it was being said that it could be organized in London, but it has been decided to go ahead with this option, because it will be very cold in London at that time. 4. Rohit Sharma’s fans raised slogans of ‘Rohit-Rohit’ in the stadium during the match. A video of Gwalior fans holding the Indian tricolor in the stands and wearing Rohit Sharma’s iconic jersey number 45 is going viral. Even though the Indian T20 team is now led by Suryakumar Yadav, fans were heard chanting “Rohit-Rohit” in the stadium, a clear sign of their admiration for the former captain. 5. “This is not the Indian team but IPL 11” – this former player said in praise of Team India After making a clean sweep of Bangladesh in the Test series, Team India has started the T20 series with a spectacular win. When the Indian team registered a resounding victory over Bangladesh in the first T20 match, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali praised Team India. Basit Ali said that this is not the Indian team but IPL 11. He said that despite the absence of star players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravi Bishnoi, Shreyas Iyer, Siraj, the performance shown by Team India is praiseworthy. 6. “Forget that this match is international” – Mayank Yadav got special advice from the debut match Mayank Yadav bowled at a speed of close to 150kmph in his first T20 International match and also took a wicket. He told after the match, what advice did Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir give before his debut? Mayank…
“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.
PCB makes important appeal to ICC, Champions Trophy 2024 schedule should be finalized as soon as possible
Such reports are coming out that ICC will announce the schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 by the end of next month. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) The Pakistan Cricket Board has appealed to the ICC to finalize the schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 as soon as possible so that the board can make the best logistics arrangements for all the teams. Let us tell you that after a long time, Pakistan is hosting the ICC event and all the fans also want that this tournament should be played well in Pakistan. During the recent conversation with ICC officials, Pakistan Cricket Board has appealed to finalize the schedule as soon as possible so that the board can also prepare the logistics arrangements for all the teams. The plan of Pakistan Cricket Board is that once the officials announce the schedule, everything will be arranged. Such reports are coming out that ICC will announce the schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 by the end of next month. The report also said that PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi and BCCI secretary, newly appointed ICC president Jay Shah, may meet to discuss further details during the upcoming 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup final in October. Champions Trophy schedule may be announced soon According to the proposed schedule of Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan has been placed in Group A along with Bangladesh, New Zealand and Team India while Group B has England, South Africa, Australia and Afghanistan. Pakistan is also waiting for the announcement of the schedule of the upcoming tournament because Team India has not played a single match in Pakistan since 2008. In such a situation, this tournament can be played in hybrid model. Champions Trophy 2025 will start from 19th February and this important tournament will be played till 9th March. Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi are the 3 venues where the Champions Trophy 2025 matches will be hosted. Pakistan has to play a three-match Test series against England next month. The first two matches will be held in Multan while the final Test is scheduled in Rawalpindi. The England team will leave for Multan on 2 October for this Test series. The fastest batsman to score 1000 thousand runs in test cricket- Batsmen who hit the most sixes in the death overs of IPL These 5 famous actors are the biggest fans of Mahendra Singh Dhoni Bowler taking most wickets in first over in Test (Active) Shakib Al Hasan announces retirement from Test format Virat Kohli out of top-10 in ICC Test batting rankings Players who have participated in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup so far- Player with the highest wicket taker in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup- List of captains who have won the most test matches for India- List of players taking most wickets in Duleep Trophy 2024-
Asghar Afghan Exclusive Part-2: Afghanistan in Champions Trophy, coaching in IPL and how to improve Test cricket? Read Crictracker’s exclusive interview with Asghar Afghan
Read this special interview with Asghar Afghan Asghar Afghan (Image Credit- Twitter/X) Former Afghanistan cricket team captain Asghar Afghan will be seen playing for Gujarat Greats in the third season of Legends League Cricket (LLC). Recently, he had a special conversation with Crictracker, which is the official media partner of the ongoing season of LLC, about the Afghanistan team. In this interview, he has told what the Afghan team will have to do to do well in Test cricket. How is Afghanistan going to perform in the Champions Trophy? And is he himself going to be seen working with any IPL team? So here are some questions and answers from this special interview with Asghar Afghan: Question: How do you see the performance of the Afghanistan team in the upcoming Champions Trophy? Asghar Afghan: Look, the pitches of Pakistan and India are quite similar. There are batting tracks, later they are a bit slow. But Afghanistan will have to go there and play good cricket. As I said earlier, Afghanistan players are very experienced at this time, they play cricket leagues all over the world, play different bowlers. In my opinion, today there is no team as experienced as Afghanistan in the world except India and one or two other teams. But it is being heard that India will go to Pakistan or not because of politics. In my opinion, these things should be kept away from cricket. Sports should be kept away from politics. Afghanistan will play very good cricket in the upcoming Champions Trophy. They have a lot of experience in the 50-over World Cup and the T20 World Cup, the team now knows that they can beat any team. So, I hope that this time Afghanistan’s performance in the Champions Trophy will be different. Question: What more does Afghanistan need to do to improve in Test cricket? Asghar Afghan: Look, first of all we have to make our first class cricket tough. Whenever Afghanistan has a first class season, I think all national players should play the first class season. Our first class season is about to start, but about 40-50 of our young cricketers have left the country. If the current 25-30 cricketers also do not play first class cricket, then our test cricket will be left far behind. My suggestion to the cricket board is that they should ask the national players to play domestic cricket so that the youth can gain experience. Only then can we do well in this format. Question: This time too you are playing LLC season, how is your preparation this season and will your team lift the trophy? Asghar Afghan: On the paper, our team is very good. The team has players like Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Gayle, Mohammad Kaif, Shannon Gabriel. We are just playing regular cricket. Before this, I have also played a lot of cricket leagues. You can’t say anything in T20 cricket, let’s see what happens, but we will try to play good cricket. Question: If you get a chance to work in IPL in…
PCB is spending money like water for renovation of stadiums before Champions Trophy, know how many crores of funds were released
After almost 3 decades, Pakistan is going to host the Champions Trophy. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) The hosting rights of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 are with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) this time. It is worth noting that the much-awaited 9th season of the tournament will be played in Pakistan. However, now before the start of this multi-nation tournament, the PCB is spending money like water for the renovation of the stadiums. Let us tell you that in the recent meeting of PCB Board and Governors in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has released a fund of 12.8 billion (in Pakistani rupees). This fund will be used to renovate the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Karachi’s National Stadium and Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. This much fund was released for the renovation of all three stadiums According to reports in Sports Star, the maximum funds have been released for the renovation of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, where if speculations are to be believed, the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan could be witnessed. A fund of ₹189 million has been set aside for the MOT of the stadium, ₹330 million for the replacement of two LED screens, ₹1100 million for new steel construction of the pavilion and ₹1250 million for the remaining renovations. On the other hand, a total fund of 3.5 billion rupees has been set aside for the renovation of Karachi’s National Stadium. This amount includes 330 million rupees for the replacement of two LED screens in the stadium, 340 million rupees for replacing 450 LED lights, 580 million rupees for the renovation of the main building and hospitality box and 1500 million rupees for the reconstruction of the pavilion building. Apart from this, a fund of Rs 1.5 billion has been released for the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Out of this money, Rs 393 million has been released for the replacement of floodlights and LEDs in the stadium, Rs 400 million for the construction of the main building, Rs 400 million for the construction of hospitality boxes and restrooms, Rs 330 million for LED screen replacement and Rs 272 million for the change of seating arrangement in the stadium.