NEW DELHI: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will occur underneath the Hybrid mannequin, the Worldwide Cricket Council confirmed on Thursday because the announcement ended the suspense over the way forward for the event to be held early subsequent 12 months.
With India’s refusal to go to Pakistan over safety issues, all of the matches involving the Males in Blue will now be performed at a impartial venue, the cricket’s international governing physique stated.
With the breakthrough being lastly achieved, out-of-favour Pakistan batter Ahmad Shahzad video suggesting a stadium on the border for India vs Pakistan matches is doing rounds on social media.
In a weird take, Shahzad sarcastically stated that the stadium needs to be on the border with one gate opening in India and the opposite in Pakistan.
“I did a podcast the place I prompt the thought of constructing a stadium by the border. One gate could be in the direction of India, the opposite gate could be in the direction of Pakistan. The gamers would come from the respective gates and play,” Shahzad advised YouTuber Nadir Ali.
“However even then there could be points for the BCCI and their authorities. When their gamers come to the sector by our facet, they would want visas which they’d not get,” he added.
With the hybrid mannequin now confirmed, Shahzad stated Pakistan missed out an opportunity to host India and it has now closed doorways for getting the neighbours to their nation anytime quickly.
“Pakistan had a golden likelihood to host India. All cricket boards had signed the settlement in 2021 that Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy. ICC can’t again off,” Shahzad stated.
“PCB has missed the prospect I believe. We should always neglect that the Indian staff will ever come to Pakistan now. Simply neglect it. The one means you possibly can have introduced India right here was by an ICC occasion,” Shahzad stated.
Alongside India and Pakistan, the Champions Trophy will function Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
