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Mohsin Naqvi, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has purportedly stated that a hybrid format will not be used for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in 2025. Pakistan is the only country scheduled to host the main event, but India’s participation is still up in the air.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly hesitant to send a side to play in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Additionally, according to certain rumours, they are open to holding their matches in Dubai or Sri Lanka. Since the 2008 Asia Cup, the Indian team has not visited Pakistan because of the tense geopolitical tensions. When Pakistan visited India during the 2012–2013 season, it was the two Asian powerhouses’ final bilateral series.
India and Pakistan have faced off in several ICC competitions as well as the Asia Cup since that tour. Babar Azam and company travelled to India for the ODI World Cup last year. There have been proposals to arrange the competition using a hybrid model, so that India can play its matches at a neutral location outside of Pakistan, as the BCCI is unlikely to consent to sending their team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy.
But Mohsin Naqvi asserted that the onus is on the ICC to make sure India makes the trip to Pakistan for the main event.
“There won’t be a hybrid model; Pakistan will host the 2025 Champions Trophy, as stated by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi in an ICC statement. According to a report by the Pakistani media outlet Express News, “ICC is in charge of bringing India to Pakistan for the event; PCB is not in charge of this.”
No formal announcement on India’s participation in the Champions Trophy has been made by the BCCI as of yet. The ultimate decision will be made by the Ministry of External Affairs. Having said that, the destiny of the Champions Trophy is expected to be resolved at the ICC meeting in Colombo, which brings together the main cricket boards, from July 19–22.
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