BCCI, PCB could collide at ICC meet in Colombo over Champions Trophy
MUMBAI: With India more likely to specific its incapacity to tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in February subsequent yr citing no authorities clearance for the tour, there could possibly be fascinating issues in retailer on the Worldwide Cricket Council’s (ICC) collection of conferences from July 19-22 in Colombo.TOI has learnt that BCCI secretary Jay Shah is travelling to Colombo on Thursday for the conferences, which is able to conclude with the Annual Basic Assembly on July 22.
Whereas the agenda (TOI has a replica) of the AGM would not point out any dialogue on the problem, the vexed matter is more likely to be taken up by the boards of each India and Pakistan (set to be represented by Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi) within the ‘another enterprise’ class.
The Champions Trophy might be held from February 19 to March 9. As per the PCB’s proposed schedule, India are purported to play all their three league matches in Lahore (February 20 vs Bangladesh, February 23 vs New Zealand & March 1 vs Pakistan). The semifinals might be held in Karachi (March 5) and Rawalpindi (March 6) whereas the ultimate might be held in Lahore on March 9.
Nevertheless, if India refuse to go to Pakistan for the event, the ICC could possibly be pressured to mull the potential of a hybrid mannequin for the event, with India enjoying their matches in UAE or Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, the PCB too is more likely to come out with a robust response in that case.
The BCCI secretary may attend the India vs Pakistan Girls’s Asia Cup match in Dambulla on Friday.
MUMBAI: With India more likely to specific its incapacity to tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in February subsequent yr citing no authorities clearance for the tour, there could possibly be fascinating issues in retailer on the Worldwide Cricket Council’s (ICC) collection of conferences from July 19-22 in Colombo.TOI has learnt that BCCI secretary Jay Shah is travelling to Colombo on Thursday for the conferences, which is able to conclude with the Annual Basic Assembly on July 22.
Whereas the agenda (TOI has a replica) of the AGM would not point out any dialogue on the problem, the vexed matter is more likely to be taken up by the boards of each India and Pakistan (set to be represented by Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi) within the ‘another enterprise’ class.
The Champions Trophy might be held from February 19 to March 9. As per the PCB’s proposed schedule, India are purported to play all their three league matches in Lahore (February 20 vs Bangladesh, February 23 vs New Zealand & March 1 vs Pakistan). The semifinals might be held in Karachi (March 5) and Rawalpindi (March 6) whereas the ultimate might be held in Lahore on March 9.
Nevertheless, if India refuse to go to Pakistan for the event, the ICC could possibly be pressured to mull the potential of a hybrid mannequin for the event, with India enjoying their matches in UAE or Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, the PCB too is more likely to come out with a robust response in that case.
The BCCI secretary may attend the India vs Pakistan Girls’s Asia Cup match in Dambulla on Friday.
SKY or Hardik? Suspense continues
In the meantime, the suspense over who can be India’s subsequent T20 captain-Hardik Pandya or Suryakumar Yadav-continued for one more day, with the Indian crew now more likely to be picked on Thursday.
It is learnt that in a web based assembly on Tuesday, new head coach Gautam Gambhir and the selectors mentioned a number of issues about Indian cricket, together with the necessity to give Surya, the world’s second ranked T20 batsman, the common T20 captaincy – as TOI had reported on Wednesday – as Hardik was vulnerable to breakdowns.
Nevertheless, no closing determination was taken on the matter.
