The Pakistan Cricket Board has written a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over India’s refusal to travel to the neighbouring nation for Champions Trophy 2025. The BCCI reportedly informed ICC that the Indian team will not visit Pakistan after the government has denied permission. Now reports state that PCB has penned a letter to ICC demanding India to explain why they refuse to travel to Pakistan.
Pakistan writes to ICC over India’s refusal to travel for Champions Trophy 2025
As per Cricket Pakistan, PCB has sought clarification from the ICC over India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan. The PCB officials completed legal consultations under the guidance of the government and that the policy guidelines over India was given to the board. Further, the government has advised PCB to rope in other boards in the matter while claiming that they believed that India had no moral or legal reason to refuse traveling to Pakistan.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is resorting to all means to retain the rights to host Champions Trophy 2025 completely. India last traveled to Pakistan in 2008 for the Asia Cup following which geopolitical tensions between the two countries forced the former to boycott cricket in latter. From threatening to boycott other ICC events to withdrawing from CT 2025, Pakistan is hell bent on hosting the event and want India to visit the country.
India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan can lead to Champions Trophy 2025 adopting the hybrid model. A similar approach was used during the Asia Cup as well. The ball is now in the ICC’s court to decide the fate of the tournament.
PCB firm against repeated concessions
During a press briefing, Mohsin Naqvi expressed Pakistan’s reluctance to continue yielding to India’s stance, referencing Pakistan’s past flexibility, such as hosting a hybrid Asia Cup where India’s matches were played in Sri Lanka. Pakistan has made multiple concessions in recent years, but according to Naqvi, this pattern may no longer be sustainable if India’s opposition to playing on Pakistani soil persists.
