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The Pakistan Cricket Board is searching for recommendation from the federal government after India’s refusal to cross the border was confirmed.
The Indian cricket workforce is not going to journey to Pakistan for the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed two days after its chairman mentioned the host nation is not going to settle for a “hybrid mannequin” for internet hosting its cross-border rivals.
“The PCB has acquired an e mail from the ICC stating that the Board for Management of Cricket in India (BCCI) has knowledgeable them that their workforce is not going to journey to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025,” a spokesperson for PCB. Sunday.
The PCB, which is able to host the match in February and March, has sought the “recommendation and steering” of the Pakistani authorities, the assertion mentioned.
The transfer comes two days after PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi mentioned the host nation is not going to host matches outdoors the nation if India doesn’t journey to the match.
“For the previous two months, the Indian media has been reporting that India isn’t touring. I’ve mentioned this with them and my workforce, and our place is obvious: they need to talk any objections to us in writing,” Naqvi informed reporters on Friday.
“Thus far, there was no dialogue of the hybrid mannequin, nor are we ready to just accept one. Nearly each nation desires the Champions Trophy to be performed right here.
“I’m nonetheless involved with a number of boards and they’re all trying ahead to taking part in right here. I do not suppose anybody ought to make this a political subject. We give each workforce as many services as attainable. We want to see followers from overseas additionally come to the match.”
For years, the Indian authorities has banned the nationwide cricket workforce from touring to Pakistan resulting from ongoing political tensions between the neighboring nations.
India has not visited Pakistan since 2008 and the rivals solely play one another in multi-team occasions.
They final performed a bilateral collection in December 2012 and January 2013, when Pakistan toured India for a white-ball collection. India final visited Pakistan in early 2006 for a bilateral engagement.
Pakistan traveled to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup in October and November 2023 and performed all its matches within the host nation.
A PCB supply informed Al Jazeera in July that every one nations, besides India, “supported and inspired” Pakistan to host the match.
“The PCB chairman met the heads of cricket boards in Barbados forward of the T20 World Cup remaining and mentioned Pakistan’s preparations to host the ICC Champions Trophy subsequent yr,” the supply mentioned.
“Six of the seven nations have been supportive and inspiring as a result of their groups have been to Pakistan and so they have had first-hand details about what the nation has delivered and the efforts it has made to attain that.
“The boards have additionally taken the suggestions from the gamers who’ve come right here for worldwide cricket and to play within the Pakistan Tremendous League.”
Pakistan final received the Champions Trophy in 2017 after they defeated their bitter rivals within the remaining in London, United Kingdom.
The 2025 Champions Trophy would be the first ICC occasion hosted by Pakistan for the reason that nation shared the World Cup with India and Sri Lanka in 1996.
Pakistan additionally hosted the Asia Cup final yr, however the winners, India, performed all their matches in Sri Lanka below a “hybrid mannequin”.
India mentioned on the time that they’d not acquired permission from their authorities to tour Pakistan.
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