The buzz around the Champions Trophy has remained imminent even though the competition doesn’t take place until next year. The controversy currently surrounds Team India, as they are not willing to travel to the host nation, Pakistan. The tensions among the cross-border countries have been there for long, and India hasn’t engaged in any bilaterals with the Men in Green.
Both sides only face each other in ICC competitions, and the last time they faced off against each other was in the T20 World Cup. It looks like the PCB isn’t playing anymore as they have put up a strict statement towards the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding Team India’s participation.
The ICC annual conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, saw the PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi go strict upon India’s participation in the 2025 Champions Trophy, which was primarily discussed in the occasion. It was reported that the BCCI could propose to the ICC a hybrid model for the tournament since they are not willing to travel to the host nation amid the rising tensions. But Naqvi isn’t backing down, as he has asked the ICC to take responsibility for bringing the Men in Blue to Pakistan.
“PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear to the ICC that Pakistan will host the 2025 Champions Trophy, and there will be no hybrid model. It’s ICC’s responsibility to bring India to Pakistan for the event, and not PCB’s task,” the reports mentioned.
