Shahid Afridi additionally acknowledged that there is never always a cause for Pakistan to head to India for ICC events if India additionally devour the stance of now not coming across the border.
Hindustan Times
08 December, 2024, 04:55 pm
Final modified: 08 December, 2024, 04:59 pm
The Champions Trophy is slated to be performed in Pakistan in February-March 2025 nonetheless the Global Cricket Council (ICC) is but to teach the agenda and venues.
The eight-group tournament’s fate is now not identified after the Board of Defend an eye on for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that India would now not be touring Pakistan due to security concerns.
There are quite lots of reports announcing the tournament will dart ahead in a hybrid model, on the different hand, nothing has been confirmed but.
Used Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has now weighed in, on the misfortune, announcing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken the real stance after India decided in opposition to sending its group to Pakistan for the ICC tournament.
India has demanded the tournament to be performed in a ‘hybrid model’, which would enable it to play its games at a honest venue. The ICC held a Board Assembly earlier, on the different hand, nothing concrete came out of that and an legitimate announcement is now awaited.
“Even the ICC now has to guage whether its responsibility is to be particular every member nation gets to play cricket or it real needs to manufacture money,” Afridi acknowledged at the Urdu convention at the Karachi Arts Council, as per news company PTI.
‘No cause for us to head’
Shahid Afridi additionally acknowledged that there is never always a cause for Pakistan to head to India for ICC events if India additionally devour the stance of now not coming across the border.
He additionally asserted that Pakistan needs to change into self-reliant to manufacture sturdy decisions and witness out for themselves.
“Pakistan cricket must be sturdy and self-sufficient and rob sturdy principled decisions. If India can’t come and play in Pakistan then there is never always a cause for us to head and play any tournament in India,” acknowledged Afridi.
As per news company PTI, the ICC has already reached a consensus to head ahead with the Champions Trophy in a hybrid model, below which India will play their fits in Dubai.
The same document states that the apex cricketing physique has additionally agreed “in principle” to a the same plot in multi-lateral events till 2027.
As of now, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Karachi are slated to host the Champions Trophy in 2025.
Pakistan, India, Australia, South Africa, Recent Zealand, England, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh are slated to participate within the tournament.
