The saga of internet hosting the Champions Trophy continues and takes a brand new flip on daily basis. Whereas it’s understood by this publication that India desires to play the marquee occasion within the Hybrid mannequin, there was backlash from former Pakistan gamers in regards to the choice.
“We have now at all times been made scapegoats, be it Afghan conflict or cricket. PCB, ACB and ICC are the identical as they’ll’t battle in opposition to the BCCI. They’ve the possibility to push Pakistan on the entrance. We have now joined fingers and are combating in opposition to it, however the one concern is that if India boycotts, the place will we stand,” former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif mentioned at an occasion when requested if Champions Trophy 2025 will likely be held in any respect.
“Earlier than the BCCI takes this step, the PCB ought to take it. Champions Trophy shouldn’t occur anymore,” Latif added.
Ever because the Board of Management for Cricket in India communicated to the ICC that it has been denied permission by its authorities to journey throughout the border for the Champions Trophy, the standing of the match has been in limbo.
The PCB, headed by its nation’s inside minister Mohsin Naqvi, has been sturdy in its stance that it received’t settle for a hybrid mannequin that was used ultimately 12 months’s Asia Cup. PCB desires all the Champions Trophy to be performed at Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Nonetheless, contemporary tensions rising in Pakistan, which led to Sri Lanka’s cricket board canceling it’s A group tour, is unlikely to assist PCB’s stance through the assembly.
Pakistani authorities arrested almost 1,000 supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, town’s police chief mentioned on Wednesday.
Khan’s aides alleged lots of had suffered gunshot wounds throughout chaotic scenes in a single day within the coronary heart of Islamabad, in line with a Reuters report. Supporters of the previous Pakistan cricket group captain stormed the capital this week to demand his launch.
In keeping with these within the know, the ICC believes the hybrid mannequin is one of the simplest ways to make sure all events are completely satisfied because it has little management over its member boards.
