 "New uproar in Champions Trophy due to BCCI’s insistence, Pakistan again asked for ICC’s intervention")
Controversies over the ICC Champions Trophy are not over yet. The BCCI refused to send the team to Pakistan and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was forced to hold the tournament in a hybrid model. After pressure from the International Cricket Council (ICC), India agreed to shift the matches from Pakistan to Dubai. Now a new tension has arisen. BCCI does not want Team India players to wear jerseys with Pakistan’s name on them. The PCB has now sought help from the ICC to resolve the issue.
The Times of India report also claimed that the BCCI will not send Indian captain Rohit Sharma for the captain’s press conference and photo shoot in Pakistan. The Board of Control for Cricket in India wants both these events to be held in the UAE. “The BCCI has already requested the ICC not to hold its Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan, so these are minor issues,” said an unnamed BCCI source.
The PCB is upset with the situation and is requesting the ICC to resolve the issue. “The BCCI is bringing politics into cricket, which is not good at all for the game,” a PCB official told IANS on Monday. He refused to go to Pakistan. They don’t want to send their captain for the opening ceremony (Pakistan); Now there are reports that they don’t want the name of the host country (Pakistan) on their jersey. We are confident that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will not allow this to happen and will support Pakistan.”
Let us tell you that eight teams will participate in the Champions Trophy, which have been divided into two groups. India are part of Group A, which also includes Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. India will start their campaign on February 20. India’s first match is against Bangladesh. After this, the Rohit brigade will play league matches against Pakistan on February 23 and New Zealand on March 2. If India qualifies for the next round, the semi-finals and final will also be played in Dubai.