New Delhi. The hopes of Pakistan Cricket Board are going to get a big blow. The Board of Control for Cricket in India i.e. BCCI has already made it clear that it will not send its team to play Pakistan under any circumstances. Ever since winning the hosting rights of the ICC Champions Trophy next year, the PCB has been trying hard to convince Team India by any means to come and play the match. If reports are to be believed, now this tournament may have to be conducted according to the hybrid model.
Bilateral series is not played between India and Pakistan. Both the teams play against each other only in some multinational tournament. Last year, a competition was seen between the two teams in the Asia Cup. After this, both the teams also faced each other in the ICC ODI World Cup played in India. Pakistan Cricket Board hopes that somehow it will be successful in inviting India to its fold and for this it does not want to leave any stone unturned.
Hybrid model of Champions Trophy
The Pakistan Cricket Board is requesting the ICC to somehow put pressure on the BCCI to persuade the Indian team to play the Champions Trophy here. At the same time, the stature of BCCI is such that no kind of pressure will work on it. Due to the security arrangements in Pakistan and the relations between the two countries, Team India can play in the Champions Trophy only in the hybrid model.
A similar incident had come to light last year during the Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan. To make India a part of the tournament, Najam Sethi, who was serving as the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, had proposed a hybrid model. According to this, 4 matches of the tournament were held in Pakistan and 9 in Sri Lanka. All India’s matches were played in Sri Lanka. The same can be seen during the Champions Trophy also. Indian team’s matches can be held outside Pakistan.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 16, 2024, 07:24 IST