Jay Shah, new ICC chairman, not too long ago referred to as for a Board Meeting that was supposed to start out at 5pm IST on Thursday, based on a report. However, that assembly has been postponed. While the agenda of the assembly was not recognized, a number of experiences mentioned that it was meant to discover a resolution for the Champions Trophy host challenge. While the BCCI have mentioned no to going to Pakistan, the designated host of the Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board has rejected a hybrid mannequin of internet hosting.
According to a report in Cricbuzz, many of the board members – 15 in all – are in favour of a hybrid mannequin of internet hosting.
PCB’s demand is that if the Champions Trophy is hosted in a hybrid mannequin, then all ICC occasions hosted by Indian must also be hosted in the identical model sooner or later. That demand will stay on the high of agenda, based on the report.
The report additionally claimed that the PCB may ask for compensation if 5 matches – India’s three group matches, one semi-final and one remaining – are shifted to a impartial venue. There will not be any opposition to this demand.
The PCB has additionally reportedly requested for a tri-series, involving India, Pakistan and one other nation, to be hosted in a impartial venue but it surely stays to be seen if this demand is accepted or not. Currently, India and Pakistan play one another solely in ICC and Asian Cricket Council occasions. The report has mentioned that this demand can also be rejected.
The PCB has additionally mentioned that India and Pakistan needs to be positioned in numerous teams ought to a hybrid mannequin is adopted, in order that the latter should not have to play any league match exterior the nation. The ICC is probably going reject this demand too as an India vs Pakistan match is probably the most adopted recreation in world cricket and is a money cow for the broadcasters and sponsors.
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