- A hybrid option, where most matches are played in Pakistan, but people involved in India are played outside Pakistan.
- The tournament is played entirely outside Pakistan, in which the PCB has the option to maintain hosting rights.
- The entire program is played in Pakistan but without India.
The last of those options is approximately one non-starter, given the negative financial and commercial impact on the tournament. Previously – the possibility of a hybrid model – was reduced on Thursday when a PCB official told ESPNcricinfo that he had once again informed the ICC that it was away from the table. “The PCB has asked the ICC to give a fair or acceptable motion to Pakistan before the ICC board meeting,” the official said.
In fact, one of the conditions that the PCB accepts any hybrid model for now: that the ICC then considers the same option for the tournament in India where Pakistan is – now – now Permission to travel is unlikely. Its government.
Naqvi did not say whether Pakistan will play India in this tournament, as they are ready to be in the same group. A hybrid model, or a complete transfer, means they would be determined to play on a neutral site; Not having a game will also mean an important commercial hit for the tournament.
“Whatever we do, we will ensure that the best results are achieved for Pakistan,” Naqvi said many times. “But I repeat, and I am sure you know what I mean, it is not possible that Pakistan plays in India, and they do not come here.”
NAQVI said that PCB would not be inspired by the discovery of any financial disposal, dismissed informal nonsense that PCB can try and interact in a hybrid model in turn in turn and interact, “that we just Will sell their rights for more money. In any event, two countries will need a revised tournament budget.
The meeting will be a virtual and possibly come down for only one vote when there is no consensus within the board. But the pressure will rapidly reach a resolution, such as the time ends before the tournament and preparations begin. An alternative or additional site must be chosen, it depends on what option the board selects, and a schedule for the event is to be finalized and released.
Additionally, Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and National Stadium in Karachi – Two of the two places in Pakistan – are doing significant renewal and upgradation work in the race against time to get ready for the tournament. The PCB has assured the ICC board that by the end of this year, the Venue will be ready for the tournament.
Pakistan won hosting rights for the Champions Trophy in November 2021 and if it goes for the scheme, it will be the first ICC event held since the 1996 World Cup. But its situation was disorganized when the BCCI informed the ICC earlier this month that its team was not allowed to travel to Pakistan by the Government of India.
This was hardly anything surprising, no Indian team has visited Pakistan since 2008, later that year Mumbai attacks threw the relationship between the two countries downwards. Pakistan has visited India three times since, for a bilateral series in 2012-13, 2016 T20 World Cup and, recently, 2023 ODI World Cup. Despite much opposition within some members, the visit took place only after a government committee approved it.
The PCB was to adopt a hybrid model for the Asia Cup just before the World Cup, but it was expected that going to India would have a mutual gesture for the Champions Trophy.
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