NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has scheduled a high-profile Champions Trophy encounter between Pakistan and their fierce rivals India to be held in Lahore on March 1 subsequent yr, in keeping with a senior ICC Board member who spoke to PTI on Wednesday. Nonetheless, the BCCI has not but offered their approval for the proposed schedule.
The Champions Trophy is deliberate to happen from February 19 to March 9, with March 10 designated as a Reserve Day.
It’s believed that PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi who attended the T20 World Cup ultimate in Barbados as an invitee, has submitted a schedule consisting of 15 matches. All of India’s video games have been allotted to Lahore, citing safety and logistical issues.
“The PCB has submitted the draft of the 15-match ICC Champions Trophy. Seven video games in Lahore, three in Karachi and 5 in Rawalpindi,” an ICC Board member stated.
“The opening match can be held in Karachi with two semifinals in Karachi and Rawalpindi, ultimate in Lahore. All India matches (together with semifinal, if the group qualifies) in Lahore,” the supply added.
India discover themselves in Group A, alongside their conventional rivals Pakistan, in addition to Bangladesh and New Zealand. In the meantime, Group B options cricketing powerhouses Australia, South Africa, England, and the rising Afghanistan group.
In a latest improvement, Chris Tetley, the ICC head of occasions, held a gathering with Mohsin Naqvi in Islamabad. This assembly befell following a complete inspection of the venues and different preparations by the ICC’s safety group.
Pakistan’s most up-to-date expertise internet hosting a significant cricketing occasion was the Asia Cup in 2023. The match was performed utilizing a novel ‘Hybrid Mannequin’ as a result of Indian authorities’s refusal to permit its gamers to journey throughout the border into Pakistan. In consequence, India’s matches have been performed in Sri Lanka, whereas the remainder of the match befell in Pakistan.
“All board chiefs of the ICC Champions Trophy collaborating international locations (minus BCCI) have assured him of their full assist however BCCI will seek the advice of its authorities and replace the ICC,” the supply added.
The ICC finds itself in a difficult place, because it lacks the authority to compel any cricket board to behave in opposition to its authorities’s directives. The BCCI is confronted with a posh choice, and the cricketing world eagerly awaits its ultimate stance on the problem.
The Champions Trophy is deliberate to happen from February 19 to March 9, with March 10 designated as a Reserve Day.
It’s believed that PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi who attended the T20 World Cup ultimate in Barbados as an invitee, has submitted a schedule consisting of 15 matches. All of India’s video games have been allotted to Lahore, citing safety and logistical issues.
“The PCB has submitted the draft of the 15-match ICC Champions Trophy. Seven video games in Lahore, three in Karachi and 5 in Rawalpindi,” an ICC Board member stated.
“The opening match can be held in Karachi with two semifinals in Karachi and Rawalpindi, ultimate in Lahore. All India matches (together with semifinal, if the group qualifies) in Lahore,” the supply added.
India discover themselves in Group A, alongside their conventional rivals Pakistan, in addition to Bangladesh and New Zealand. In the meantime, Group B options cricketing powerhouses Australia, South Africa, England, and the rising Afghanistan group.
In a latest improvement, Chris Tetley, the ICC head of occasions, held a gathering with Mohsin Naqvi in Islamabad. This assembly befell following a complete inspection of the venues and different preparations by the ICC’s safety group.
Pakistan’s most up-to-date expertise internet hosting a significant cricketing occasion was the Asia Cup in 2023. The match was performed utilizing a novel ‘Hybrid Mannequin’ as a result of Indian authorities’s refusal to permit its gamers to journey throughout the border into Pakistan. In consequence, India’s matches have been performed in Sri Lanka, whereas the remainder of the match befell in Pakistan.
“All board chiefs of the ICC Champions Trophy collaborating international locations (minus BCCI) have assured him of their full assist however BCCI will seek the advice of its authorities and replace the ICC,” the supply added.
The ICC finds itself in a difficult place, because it lacks the authority to compel any cricket board to behave in opposition to its authorities’s directives. The BCCI is confronted with a posh choice, and the cricketing world eagerly awaits its ultimate stance on the problem.
