 "Pakistan may lose hosting of Champions Trophy, says ICC- ‘Hybrid model’ not acceptable")
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will not accept the ‘hybrid model’ for the Champions Trophy. The PCB made this clear to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday. The PCB has also asked the world governing body not to discuss the option in the board meeting on Friday.
India has refused to send its team to play in the tournament in Pakistan. The ICC has since called a virtual meeting of executive members to resolve issues related to the Champions Trophy programme. “I can confirm that the PCB told the ICC a few hours ago that the ‘hybrid model’ of the tournament is not acceptable,” a source said.
The PCB is opposed to the ‘hybrid model’ and has advised the ICC to find another option for organizing the Champions Trophy. The Pakistan Board believes that playing in the ‘hybrid model’ would mean giving priority to India. The source said, ‘I can confirm that initially if the Indian team could not play in Pakistan, then the PCB had considered the possibility of playing in a ‘hybrid model’ in this situation. But in future till 2031 (One Day World Cup in India and Bangladesh) all ICC tournaments in India will be played in ‘hybrid model’ as Pakistan will not play in India.
Another source confirmed that the PCB has also reminded the ICC to inform whether the BCCI had submitted a letter in writing from its government stating that the Indian team was allowed to play in Pakistan. The source said, “Under the ICC rules, if a team says that its government is not allowing it to play in another country on any grounds, the board has to ask its government for permission.” The instructions have to be submitted in writing, which we have yet to do Haven’t done it yet. have seen
He said that the PCB has accepted that the BCCI and the Indian market play a major role in the ICC’s earnings. The ICC has also been reminded that according to statistics from the last few global tournaments, Pakistan has also played a major role in ensuring revenue from its matches against India. He said that the ICC has not yet confirmed the timing of the virtual meeting.