New Delhi: The Champions Trophy fiasco seems like a never-ending story with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) at loggerheads since months. After the recent inconclusive meeting, where nothing concreate was decided, the PCB finally agreed for a hybrid model for the marquee event after disagreeing initially but set some conditions in return.
The Pakistan cricket, who’s adamant stand has kept the fate of the tournament hanging, laid down the condition that the team be allowed to play their ICC event matches outside India in the future. If India hosts an ICC tournament going ahead, Pakistan would not travel to the neighbouring country and play their games at a neutral venue.
Pakistan’s tit-for-tat policy backfires
According to a report in The Telegraph, the BCCI has refused to accept PCB’s fusion policy, sending a clear message to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The report further mentions that the BCCI has stated that Pakistan cricket team has no security threats in India like the Indian team has in Pakistan so accepting their policy is pointless.
With little over thee months remaining for the event to begin, it will be interesting to see how and when the ICC decides to release the schedule as the solution to the CT 2025 row is still pending. After the Indian cricket board’s refusal for Pakistan’s hybrid model for ICC events, how ICC will manage to solve this row is a question which has no answers at this point of time.
Earlier, it was reported that the PCB was adamant on following the hybrid model for ICC events till 2031 ODI World Cup but now they have negotiated and come down to the T20 World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The stakeholders would be working towards finding a solution for row in the upcoming days.
The BCCI has reportedly turned down PCB’s proposed hybrid model for the ICC events as the Champions Trophy 2025 row intensifies. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
