ICC Champions Trophy 2024: ICC Champions Trophy is to be organized in Pakistan but now the hosting of this tournament can also be snatched away from it. The big news is that if Pakistan does not agree to the hybrid model then this tournament can be organized in South Africa. ICC is considering this. Let us tell you that Pakistan wants Team India to come to its soil for the Champions Trophy but BCCI has clearly refused this. At the same time, Pakistan is also adamant that it will not accept the hybrid model. This is the reason why ICC is now thinking of another option, which is South Africa.
Champions Trophy was held in South Africa 16 years ago
The Champions Trophy was organized in South Africa 16 years ago in 2009. The winner of that tournament was Australia, while the teams of Pakistan, New Zealand and England reached the semi-finals. The title clash took place between Australia and New Zealand in which the Kangaroos won. Talking about Team India, it was eliminated from the group stage itself. It had lost to Pakistan in the very first match and after that one match remained inconclusive and even after winning the last match, it did not get any benefit.
the giants had failed
Indian batsmen are often seen struggling on South African soil. Something similar happened in the 2009 Champions Trophy also. Captain Dhoni was able to score only 3 runs in the entire tournament. Sachin scored 8 runs in 2 matches. Karthik and Gambhir were also failing. Only Virat, Dravid and Gambhir were able to reach half-centuries in that tournament. Now if the tournament is held in South Africa once again, then Indian batsmen may definitely face problems. Well, now it remains to be seen what the next move of Pakistan Cricket Board is. After this plan of ICC, it is possible that Pakistan Cricket Board may get ready to organize Champions Trophy with hybrid model. Because if the entire Champions Trophy is shifted to South Africa, then PCB is sure to suffer a blow of crores of rupees.
