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.