India will not play Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given this message directly to ICC. But Pakistan is also adamant about hosting the Champions Trophy at home venue. So India’s participation still remains uncertain.
But PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has taken initiatives to solve India’s problems. However, Pakistan still does not want to play in the hybrid model. As a result, the problem of India’s participation remained hanging. BCCI wants to play matches in other countries in Champions Trophy as like Asia Cup. But the Pakistan board wants all the matches to be played in that country.
The 2017 Champions Trophy final was played between India and Pakistan
Yesterday PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s media talk at Gaddafi Stadium. He said that, “If India has any problem with sending a team to Pakistan, then it should talk to us directly. We will solve that problem. India should have no problem coming to Pakistan.”
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He said that the PCB has sent a letter to the ICC seeking an explanation for India’s decision not to come in Pakistan. They have not yet received a reply to that letter. He added, “Sports and politics are separate things. I don’t want countries mixing them. We are hoping for the best.”
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s media talk at Gaddafi Stadium as he inspected the venue’s upgradation pic.twitter.com/kW7yzH68aY
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The PCB president expressed optimism and said “ICC will announce the schedule; I am sure they will announce it soon so that we can finalise the preparations.
The tentative schedule was revealed last month and according to that, the tournament will kick off on February 19, with the final scheduled on March 9.
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