The ICC Champions Trophy to be held in February next year will be on a hybrid model. That means the match of this tournament with Pakistan will be played at a neutral venue. According to news agency PTI, the PCB accepted the proposal in the ICC meeting on Saturday that the match of Team India will be played at a neutral venue.
However, Pakistan has placed some conditions before the ICC. PCB wants more revenue from ICC and by 2031 all major events in India should be in hybrid model.
India refused to send its team to Pakistan for this tournament. Initially, Pakistan was adamant that India should come to Pakistan. But, after India's strong stand, the Pakistan Cricket Board has finally agreed to the hybrid model.
India's match will be held in UAE. The remaining matches will be held in Pakistan. If the Indian team goes to the semi-final or final, then this match will also be held in UAE. Earlier on Friday, the meeting regarding the hybrid model was adjourned till Saturday.
The last bilateral series between India and Pakistan was played in January 2013. Since then the two teams have met only in the ICC and ACC tournaments.
Team India will not go to Pakistan due to security reasons Ever since Pakistan got the chance to host the Champions Trophy, there were speculations that the Indian team might refuse to go to Pakistan. India had earlier refused to go to Pakistan to play the Asia Cup in 2023. Then India's match in Asia Cup was held in Sri Lanka.
Ministry of External Affairs said, Pakistan will not go to India under any circumstances On Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs also clarified that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has confirmed this news. He said, BCCI has refused to go to Pakistan citing security reasons. Team India will not go to Pakistan to play Champions Trophy under any circumstances. If ICC wants to play the tournament without India then the team is ready for that too. Read Bhaskar's exclusive news…
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