New Delhi: The crucial ICC board meeting, which was supposed to decide the fate of the Champions Trophy 2025, has been postponed for the second time. The meeting, which was to be held in Dubai on December 5, has been postponed against by two days and will now take place on December 7, as per multiple media reports.
ICC chairman Jay Shah was supposed to helm the crucial meeting on Thursday with the Champions Trophy deadlock between BCCI and PCB, the hottest topic of discussion. This would have been the second meeting if not postponed due to unknown reasons, after the first one, which was held on November 29, Friday, proved out to be an inconclusive one where nothing concrete could come out.
The ICC Meeting to discuss about the Champions Trophy 2025 has been postponed. pic.twitter.com/2nTNPYZ8IC
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The only thing that happened after the last week’s meet was that the Pakistan Cricket Board softened their stance a bit by agreeing to the hybrid model being proposed for the marquee event but in return, they set some conditions for the BCCI to agree upon. Earlier, Shah assumed the role of ICC head on December 1.
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During the Asia Cup 2023, which was supposed to be hosted by Pakistan only, the process of discussion and the row did not last long as Pakistan cricket accepted the hybrid model for the ACC event with some ease. Later, the ACC roped in Sri Lanka as the co-hosts for the tournament after India’s refusal to travel to the neighbouring nation.
Meanwhile, Shah, was was at the ICC headquarters in Dubai on Thursday along with some other board members, vowed to take cricket to unprecedented heights, following his first visit to the headquarters of the global governing body as its head. Elected unopposed in August, the 36-year-old became the youngest and fifth Indian to take over as the ICC chair.
The ICC board meeting, which was supposed to take place on December 5, has again been postponed and will now take place on December 7, as per multiple media reports. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
