New Delhi:
The uncertainty over Champions Trophy 2025 is one that has kept the world cricket discussing about the Tournaments fate. Since BCCI has informed International Cricket Council (ICC) that India will not travel to Pakistan for next year’s Champions Trophy, the tournament is in doldrums.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also maintained a hard stance and has ruled out possibility of a ‘Hybrid Model’ where some matches , including India’s, are played at a neutral ground. PCB has also written to the ICC seeking a written response on the reason behind India not agreeing to come to Pakistan.
Suggested Neutral Venues
The places which were suggested as neutral venues are –
1.Sri Lanka
2. Dubai
3. South Africa
A PTI report claimed that there are no such discussions on South Africa as a venue.
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Now, a video report on Sports Tak has claimed that within the BCCI corridors, there has been a discussion that if Pakistan maintains its hard stance of not agreeing to a hybrid model and pulls out of the Champions Trophy, then the tournament can be hosted in India. The report further claimed that if Pakistan pulls out, then the ICC may have to pay huge compensation to the broadcasters as India vs Pakistan clash is a marquee match in any cricket event.
The report says that the discussion is at its initial stages and nothing has been finalized yet.
