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The ICC sent an email to PCB, mentioning that India has decided against travelling to their neighbouring country for the 8-team tournament.
India has denied travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has conveyed to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about India’s inability to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy next year. The global cricketing body sent an email to PCB, mentioning that India has decided against travelling to their neighbouring country for the 8-team tournament.
“The Pakistan Cricket Board has received an email from the ICC (International Cricket Council), stating that the Indian board has informed them that their team will not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025,” PCB spokesman Sami Ul Hasan was quoted as saying by AFP.
“The PCB has forwarded that email to the government of Pakistan for their advice and guidance,” Hasan added.
Pakistan is due to host the eight-nation event in three cities – Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi – from February 19 to March 9 next year but the final schedule was hanging in the balance with India yet to confirm its participation.
PCB chairman Moshin Naqvi had previously ruled out the possibility of a hybrid event that would have seen India play all its matches on neutral venues in the United Arab Emirates.
“Pakistan has shown great gestures to India in the past, and we’d like to say clearly India shouldn’t expect such friendly gestures from us every time,” Naqvi said in Lahore on Saturday.
“The government will decide if Pakistan travel for any future event in India if they don’t come to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. The PCB will not decide that.”
The ICC was set to release the Champions Trophy schedule this week, but the latest stand-off will likely delay that announcement.
Any cricket match between the two is among the most watched events on the global sporting calendar. Pakistan visited India for last year’s ODI World Cup and the PCB expected the gesture to be reciprocated for the Champion’s trophy.
Pakistan was forced to stage last year’s Asia Cup using a hybrid model with India playing their matches in addition to the final in Sri Lanka. India and Pakistan have only faced off in ICC multi-nation events since their last bilateral series in the 2012-13 season.
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