The ICC continued discussions on the Champions Trophy schedule with the collaborating nations amid speculation that your whole occasion could very properly be moved out of Pakistan following India’s refusal to journey to the nation, a provide said on Tuesday. A chatter emerged that South Africa could very properly be a viable numerous to organise subsequent 12 months’s Champions Trophy nonetheless PTI understands that no such dialogue occurred inside the International Cricket Council on Tuesday. Meanwhile, it was not a shock that ICC has moreover positioned on keep the celebrated ODI occasion’s launch event, which was scheduled to be held in Lahore on November 11.
ICC, the game’s world governing physique, has acquired a letter from the Pakistan Cricket Board, asking for a written affirmation from the BCCI for India’s incapability to journey to Pakistan for the occasion.
The PCB has conveyed to the ICC that security shouldn’t be an issue inside the nation which effectively hosted England and New Zealand simply recently and promised the equivalent for the Champions Trophy.
It remained steadfast on its stand to not have the event in hybrid model, identical to the ultimate 12 months’s Asia Cup when India’s matches have been held in Sri Lanka. The ICC is however to answer to the PCB and was discussing the schedule with the collaborating teams.
The PTI has learnt that the PCB may also be not desirous to host the occasion exterior the nation, not even inside the UAE. However the launch event in Lahore has been pushed once more.
It was being deliberate in Lahore as per ICC administration’s briefing to the ICC CEC and ICC Board on twenty first October in Dubai. But this has now been positioned on a keep, educated an ICC insider.
South Africa not being talked about as risk
Notwithstanding the critiques in some sections in media that South Africa could very properly be an option to host the next Champions Trophy, this characteristic was nonetheless not talked about in any extreme technique contained in the ICC, an insider monitoring the developments claimed.
The schedule shouldn’t be confirmed, ICC continues to be in discussions and dialogue with the host and participating nations. South Africa has not been talked about as however, the insider said.
The PCB on Sunday had confirmed that it acquired an e mail from the ICC that India declined to journey to the neighbouring nation.
India haven’t travelled to Pakistan as a result of the 2008 Mumbai terror strikes. The two teams compete in opposition to 1 one other solely in ICC tournaments.
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