New Delhi:
Trouble’s roaming around Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over their stubborn stance of hosting the entire ICC Champions Trophy in the Country next year. The ICC has been informed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the event, over security concerns. PCB has reportedly threatened to to pull out of the tournament, as a mark of protest against India’s stance.
Though the uncertainty about next year’s Champions Trophy still exists, it has been reported that the ICC is already looking at South Africa as the potential host for the tournament. If Pakistan doesn’t agree to a hybrid model, the tournament could be taken elsewhere.
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“Unless the PCB decides to pull out of hosting the Champions Trophy the current plan is to hold India’s matches in UAE and the final in Dubai,” a PTI source said.
“The Indian Cricket Board has told the ICC that a hybrid model is acceptable to them only if the finals are held in Dubai and not in Pakistan,” the source further added.
In this hosting dilemma the ICC has made a lucrative offer to the PCB.
“The ICC has told the PCB that if it decides to go ahead with the hosting of the mega event on a hybrid model it would get its full hosting fees and majority of the matches,” the source said.
A report in Sports Tak has claimed that the ICC is planning to shift the whole tournament to South Africa if the board decides to pull out and not accept the hybrid model.
