This photo is from November 8, when PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi (centre) inspected the Gaddafi Stadium being renovated.
Pakistan may be stripped of hosting the Champions Trophy to be held in February next year. India has refused to go to Pakistan and play this tournament. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given official information about this to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi has now sought instructions from the Pakistan government on the issue.
Pakistani newspaper The Dawn quoted a PCB source as saying that if Pakistan is stripped of hosting, it may refuse to play in the tournament. The Indian team has not played in Pakistan since 2008 due to strained political relations.
Last year, Pakistan got the right to host the Asia Cup. India played all their matches in this tournament in Sri Lanka. After refusing to go to Pakistan, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) organized the tournament on a hybrid model.
India refused to play in Pakistan The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has refused to play the Champions Trophy in Pakistan. ICC has given this information to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) through an official mail.
Pakistan rejected the hybrid model The PCB has already made it clear that it will not host the Champions Trophy in a hybrid model. The hybrid model means that the match against India in the Champions Trophy should be played at neutral venues and the rest of the tournament should be played in Pakistan.
What's next – Hosting may be taken away from Pakistan According to The Dawn, the ICC may shift the tournament to another country for Team India's participation. According to sources, the Pakistan government is taking this issue very seriously. The Pakistan government can ask the board to pull out of the tournament if the hosting is taken away.
India did not go to Pakistan in the Asia Cup, adopted a hybrid model
India defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup.
The Asia Cup was played in September last year. Pakistan was given an opportunity to host it, but India refused to go to Pakistan. After this, the ACC held the tournament in a hybrid model. All of India's matches were played in Sri Lanka and the rest of the tournament was played in Pakistan. Pakistan played their match against India in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan team came to India for ODI World Cup
Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan batting against India in Ahmedabad on 14 October 2023. The Indian team won this match by 7 wickets.
The Pakistan team came to India to play the ODI World Cup last year. Then on October 14, a match was played between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad. The Indian team won this match by 7 wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer scored half centuries. Jasprit Bumrah became the player of the match. He took 2 wickets for 19 runs.
- India's last tour of Pakistan 2008 Team India last toured Pakistan in 2008. The Indian team won that series of 3 Test matches 1-0. 2 matches of this series were drawn.
- Pakistan's last tour of India 2013 Pakistan last toured India in 2012-13. In that tour, a bilateral series of 3 ODIs and 2 T-20 matches was played. Pakistan won the ODI series 2–1, while the T20 series was tied 1–1.
India is not going to Pakistan because of the terrorist attack in Mumbai The Indian team has not toured Pakistan since 2007-08. After the terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008, the Indian government refused to play cricket in Pakistan. Since then both teams play only in ICC and ACC tournaments. Since 2013, both teams have played 13 ODIs and 8 T20 matches at neutral venues.
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No discussion on hybrid model of Champions Trophy: BCCI has given nothing in writing, says PCB – Indian board says – not to play in Pakistan
Team India will not go to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy. After the claim surfaced in a report citing Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said they had not received anything in writing. No one has discussed the hybrid model with us yet.
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