meditation in the world Cricket There will be a switch to white ball in early 2025, which could see a comeback ICC Champions Trophy; but some of the former Pakistan The players are not comfortable and feel that the hybrid model of the tournament will give India an ‘unfair’ advantage.
Pakistan is the official host country of the tournament, but the Indian government’s refusal to send its team to Pakistan led to a standoff that took a long time to resolve.
After several meetings, the deadlock was ended by mutual consent between the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).bcci) and Pakistan Cricket Board (pcb) that the tournament will be held in a hybrid model and India will play all its matches, including the semi-finals and final if it qualifies. Dubai,
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Apart from this, Pakistan’s demand for similar arrangements for the T20 World Cup to be hosted by India in 2026 was also agreed to.
Apart from India’s matches in Dubai, the remaining matches of the tournament will be played across three venues in Pakistan – Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi. However, some former Pakistan players consider it “unfair” to the other participating teams.
“India is the only team that knows where it will play the semi-finals and final, while other teams will know only after the group stage is completed,” former Pakistan bowler Salim Altaf told ‘Dawn’.
The other teams in India’s pool are Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand, who will have to travel to Dubai for their respective matches against India.
Former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam agreed with Altaf, saying that while India will benefit from playing in similar conditions at the same venue throughout the tournament, they also do not need to worry about travel and logistics.
Speaking to Dawn, Alam said, “Like other teams, India will not move from one place to another.”
He said, “This will not only provide the same type of pitches and cricketing environment at one place, but will also save on travel costs. This is not fair to other teams. It is surprising to me that other cricket boards have Didn’t raise any objection.”
champions trophy Will run from 19th February to 9th March with the much awaited india vs pakistan The match is scheduled for 23 February.
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