ICC meeting will be held on November 29 regarding ICC Champions Trophy 2025. All board members including the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be present in this meeting. Actually, Pakistan is hosting the Champions Trophy, but the Indian team has refused to tour the neighboring country. Since then there is a dispute going on as to when and where the tournament will be played. Due to which ICC has organized these meetings. The final decision on the Champions Trophy will be taken only after this meeting.
Will Champions Trophy 2025 be played without India?
Three options will be considered in the ICC meeting, it is believed that one of these options will be considered for the Champions Trophy. The first option is that the tournament should be on hybrid model. Except Team India, all the matches will be played in Pakistan only. The second option is that the tournament will be played completely outside Pakistan and the hosting rights remain with PCB. At the same time, the last option is that this entire tournament will be played in Pakistan, but India will not be a part of it. According to Pakistani media reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board is considering the third option. That means he is ready to conduct this tournament without India.
PCB not ready for hybrid model
According to a PTI report, the Pakistan Cricket Board informed the ICC that it will not accept the hybrid model for the Champions Trophy. PCB has also asked not to discuss the option in the board meeting. A source told PTI, ‘I can confirm that the PCB has told the ICC a few hours ago that the hybrid model of the tournament is not acceptable.’ The PCB is opposed to the hybrid model and has advised the ICC to find some other option to organize the Champions Trophy.
Another source confirmed that the PCB has also reminded the ICC to inform it whether the BCCI had submitted a letter in writing from its government stating that the Indian team was not given clearance to play in Pakistan. . The source said, ‘Under ICC rules, if a team says that its government is not allowing it to play in another country on any grounds, then the board will have to submit the instructions of its government in writing, which we have not done yet. Have seen.