KARACHI: India has again started showing signs of participation in the Champions Trophy, the issue of the team coming to Pakistan will be considered in the annual general meeting of the ICC this month.
According to the details, international cricket activities have been fully restored in Pakistan, all the small and big teams have visited and the top sides are ready to play cricket here in the coming season, but India is not only ready to play mutual cricket with Pakistan. No, but has been avoiding coming here for any tournament.
Last year, the PCB had flatly refused to visit for the Asia Cup. To save the host, the PCB presented the so-called hybrid model, under which India played all its matches in Sri Lanka. Started, till a few days back there were some positive signals from India, but now the old excuses of government permission from BCCI have started to come out.
Pakistan is scheduled to host the Champions Trophy from February 19 to March 9 next year. According to Indian media reports, it is not possible for the team to travel to Pakistan even for the showpiece event, the reason for this is the political relations between the two countries rather than the security situation.
The annual general meeting of the ICC will be held in Sri Lanka this month, the preparations for the Champions Trophy will be reviewed, the proposed schedule sent by Pakistan will also be discussed, and the issue of India’s participation in the tournament will also be considered. . While the BCCI sources declared the tour of Pakistan for the Champions Trophy impossible, they also clarified that the final decision will be taken by the government.
When it was asked whether a hybrid type of formula could come up for the Champions Trophy like the Asia Cup, the reply was that it is an ICC event, we cannot play any role in the venues. No matter what the government decides, they will only implement it.
Remember that in the recent T20 World Cup, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah had said that he wanted his team to win the Champions Trophy and the ICC Test Championship as well, indicating that the Indian team would win the Champions Trophy. Pakistan Cricket Board has already announced that all India matches will be held in Lahore.
