KARACHI: The Indian wave has worried the ICC, a plan B hybrid model is being considered for the Champions Trophy, which will be discussed in a meeting scheduled in Colombo this month, to hold matches with Pakistan in another country. The budget is part of the agenda, the name of the UAE came up, chartered flights will be used to transport the teams, on the other hand, the PCB is not in favor of a hybrid model and wants to host the entire event in its own country. It is likely that a strict stand will be adopted in this regard in the meeting.
According to the details, the Champions Trophy is to be held in Pakistan between February 19 and March 9 next year. Teams from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand and South Africa will participate in the event, including the defending champions and hosts. Like every time, India has started showing signs of crossing the border, following the previous procedure, BCCI officials themselves are not talking but have presented their position several times through their media.
According to the sources, the Indian wave has also disturbed the ICC and the consideration of plan B has been started. In the annual conference scheduled in Colombo from July 19 to 22, the Champions Trophy will also be discussed, with Pakistan on the agenda. The budget for hosting another country is also mentioned, sources said that India will be asked whether their team will go to Pakistan to participate in the event or not.
BCCI will talk about the government’s permission, in such a case the proposal of making UAE co-host under the hybrid model will be discussed, the Indian government never gives the reasons for the refusal or decision in writing, the world council is worried. That if in the final stages the BCCI forbids sending the team, the event will be ruined, so preparations should be made in advance.
Even in the Asia Cup, when India refused to send the team to Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were also joined with it. It was also considered that the matches should be held only in Karachi as it would be easy for the teams to come and go to Dubai from there, but due to the possible reaction of Pakistan, Rawalpindi and Lahore will also be retained as host cities.
There was also talk of keeping Pakistan and India in separate groups, but in the proposed schedule submitted by Pakistan, traditional rivals Bangladesh and New Zealand are part of Group A, while Australia, Afghanistan, England and South Africa are in Group B. have been arranged, chartered flights will be arranged to transport the teams,
In the case of the hybrid model, if India continues to advance in the event, Pakistan may possibly miss out on hosting a semi-final and the final as well. The stadium is to be held in Lahore, in Colombo, if the matter is resolved by consensus, ICC will release the schedule of the event after a few days.
On the other hand, PCB is not in favor of any hybrid model and wants to host the entire event in Pakistan. Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has talked about this many times. With an allocation of more than Rs., the PCB is likely to adopt a tough stand in the ICC meeting.
