‘Jay Shah jo bolenge wahi…’: Ex-Pakistan cricketer slams India’s reported refusal to play Champions Trophy | Cricket Information – Instances of India

‘Jay Shah jo bolenge wahi…’: Ex-Pakistan cricketer slams India’s reported refusal to play Champions Trophy | Cricket Information – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has expressed sturdy opinions concerning India’s reported reluctance to journey to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025.
Talking on his official YouTube channel, Ali criticized a number of worldwide cricket boards for aligning with the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI).
“5-6 boards jo haina dum hilate huye woh baat karenge jo Jay Shah bolenge (These 5-6 boards simply comply with no matter Jay Shah says).If he says the Champions Trophy might be in Pakistan, they’ll agree. If he says it’ll be a hybrid mannequin, they’ll go together with that too. It’s as a result of when their gamers play within the IPL, BCCI pays their boards an enormous quantity whether or not it’s the English board, New Zealand board, West Indies board, or Australian board,” Ali said.
Ali additionally commented on the current developments involving the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.
“PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has been given a lollipop. Principally, he is been instructed (by different boards) that after the Champions Trophy, we (Pakistan) ought to play a bilateral collection in opposition to India. Whether or not it is in Australia or England, they’re going to (different boards) persuade India to play.”
Expressing his private stance, Ali argued that Pakistan mustn’t concede to enjoying the bilateral collection in a 3rd nation if India are unwilling to play in Pakistan.
“I believe that if the bilateral collection is not occurring in India or Pakistan, the Pakistan board ought to say no to enjoying in a 3rd nation. If India aren’t prepared to play in our nation, then we should not conform to play the collection in a foreign country both,” he added.

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The response comes amid reviews that the Indian cricket group is unlikely to journey to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in 2025.
The BCCI plans to request the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) to undertake a hybrid mannequin, probably relocating India’s matches to Sri Lanka or Dubai.
The ICC Champions Trophy is scheduled for February to March 2025 in Pakistan.
As a consequence of tense political relationships, Workforce India has not performed in Pakistan for the reason that Asia Cup in 2008. The final bilateral collection between the 2 nations occurred in 2012-13, with India internet hosting Pakistan for 2 T20Is and three ODIs. Since then, their encounters have been restricted to ICC tournaments and the Asia Cup.
An analogous state of affairs arose throughout final 12 months’s Asia Cup, initially deliberate for Pakistan. Nonetheless, all of India’s matches, together with these in opposition to Pakistan, have been held in Sri Lanka, with the ultimate happening in Colombo, the place India emerged victorious.