In making an strive to procure the best slice price for itself, PCB is also recognized to enjoy proposed an increased annual income fragment from ICC, one other condition that’s now no more likely to get favour.
Hindustan Times
01 December, 2024, 03:50 am
Final modified: 01 December, 2024, 03:56 am
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) softened its stand, agreeing to discuss a hybrid mannequin to host subsequent twelve months’s ICC Champions Trophy, all the design in which through support-channel talks in Dubai on Saturday.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi met with the influential United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cricket Board traditional secretary Mubashir Usmani, raising hopes that UAE would possibly per chance be the fair venue to stage India matches to complete the impasse that has lasted for months.
After working out the temper all the design in which through the Global Cricket Council (ICC) board meet on Friday, PCB is recognized to enjoy in some design licensed that India aren’t sending its team to Pakistan for the February-March tournament.
Among the finest plausible resolution is a hybrid system, despite the indisputable reality that PCB would possibly presumably well presumably also search files from for a special terminology to be inclined in the resolution and a few riders.
“On some matters, now we enjoy given our views. India has given its views on some matters. The (ICC member) board wants it to be a procure-procure. We too favor cricket to procure and for all the pieces to happen with dignity,” Naqvi told the media in Dubai.
“If it be now not hybrid and one other system, this is in a position to presumably well presumably be on even phrases.”
Additional to the “dignity” argument, PCB wants to present a reciprocal response to India’s refusal to roam to Pakistan.
It’s batting for the Pakistan team’s matches to be performed at a fair venue all the design in which through future ICC events hosted by India.
“My efforts are to ensure it does now not proceed to happen that they don’t come to Pakistan, and we proceed to head there,” Naqvi said.
However a BCCI legit told HT the root used to be “unworkable”.
It would possibly per chance per chance presumably well presumably be more uncomplicated to draft a schedule for the 2026 T20 World Cup and the 2031 ODI World Cup in this form of mode that Pakistan’s matches are held in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively as they’re co-hosts.
However now not when India is the best host nation (2025 females’s ODI World Cup, 2029 Champions Trophy).
Besides, the knockout matches in India are a gigantic intention, and whether Pakistan qualifies for them or now not, ICC and BCCI would favor them to discontinue in India.
In making an strive to procure the best slice price for itself, PCB is also recognized to enjoy proposed an increased annual income fragment from ICC, one other condition that is now no more likely to get favour.
With alternate choices earlier than PCB shrimp, it’s recognized to be negotiating for a face-saving system which lets in Pakistan to host an ICC tournament after a gap of 29 years.
Pakistan final co-hosted the 1996 ODI World Cup with India and Sri Lanka.
