NEW DELHI: The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a hybrid mannequin for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which can be hosted by Pakistan, with matches involving India being performed at a impartial venue.
This determination comes after a protracted impasse over the internet hosting rights, with the ICC lastly resolving the difficulty underneath the chairmanship of Jay Shah.
Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir welcomed the hybrid mannequin, expressing his pleasure over the prospect of an India-Pakistan match, whatever the venue.
He emphasised that followers would discover a approach to witness the long-lasting conflict, even when it have been to happen on the moon.
“As a cricketer, I welcome this announcement of the India vs Pakistan match on Champions Trophy 2025 in a impartial venue (as per hybrid mannequin). Even when this contest of India and Pakistan occurs on the moon, followers will discover a means,” Amir informed Sunil Yash Kalra, as quoted by ANI.
Whereas Amir acknowledged the importance of the India-Pakistan match itself, he additionally expressed disappointment with the ICC’s method, stating that the governing physique acted lazily in resolving the impasse.
“I welcome the truth that the match between India and Pakistan is going down. The importance lies within the match itself, not the venue. I’m pleased, and I’m positive all those that wish to see this iconic conflict can be pleased too,” he added. “They’ve scheduled tournaments till 2031, so why did the work on the Champions Trophy 2025 solely start two months in the past? ICC has acted very very lazy (over delays in coping with the Champions Trophy) ICC ought to have gotten into the act to resolve this impasse sooner for the reason that calendar is about years upfront. It’s essential to have a match between India and Pakistan, everyone seems to be ready for the match between India & Pakistan, together with me.”
The hybrid mannequin can even be carried out for different ICC occasions within the 2024-2027 cycle, together with the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (hosted by India) and the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 (hosted by India and Sri Lanka).
Moreover, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been awarded the internet hosting rights for the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup in 2028, with impartial venue preparations in place.
The schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is about to be confirmed quickly, with Pakistan aiming to defend the title they gained in 2017 by defeating India within the remaining.
The eight-team occasion will function Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, and South Africa, alongside the hosts Pakistan.
As a result of strained political relations between India and Pakistan, the 2 nations haven’t performed a bilateral collection since 2012-13, with their encounters primarily restricted to ICC tournaments and Asia Cups.
