L'ICC ordina al Pakistan di annullare il tour del Champions Trophy 2025 in PoK dopo l'obiezione della BCCI: rapporto

Il Pakistan Cricket Board aveva programmato un tour del Champions Trophy 2025 a partire dal 16 novembre nelle principali città di PoK.

In another setback for Pakistan, the ICC has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to cancel the Champions Trophy 2025 tour in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. The tour was supposed to kick-off on November 16 in Islamabad before moving other other cities like Skardu, Murree, Hunza and Muzaffarabad. The planned tour in PoK did not go well with the BCCI, who raised objections to the ICC.

ICC asks Pakistan to cancel Champions Trophy tour

As per Times of India, the ICC directed the PCB to call of the Champions Trophy tour in PoK. The reports states that the decision was taken after BCCI objected to PCB’s plans. Incidentally, this development comes amid the ongoing row over India’s refusal to travel to the neighbouring country for the marquee event in February.

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The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 trophy tour kicks off in Islamabad on 16 November, also visiting scenic travel destinations like Skardu, Murree, Hunza and Muzaffarabad. Catch a glimpse of the trophy which Sarfaraz Ahmed lifted in 2017 at The Oval, from 16-24… pic.twitter.com/SmsV5uyzlL

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Champions Trophy 2025 row ft. India

Last week, ICC informed the PCB that the BCCI had denied permission to the Indian team to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025. It is understood that the Indian government has denied permission to the team. While Pakistan has remained adamant over retaining the complete hosting right, the matter seems to be slipping out of their hands. Reports have claimed that the ICC could be mulling India or South Africa as the hosts if Pakistan do not consider the hybrid model.

Dragging India to court for refusing to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025 was one of the threats issued by Pakistan. The other threats include withdrawing from the tournament if a hybrid model is adopted, boycotting future ICC events where India will be participating in and writing a letter to the ICC seeking clarity on why India refused to travel to Pakistan.

Although PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi had previously rejected a hybrid approach, it appears that the BCCI’s adamant position has compelled an another look. This surprising development by the neighboring country seems to have been prompted by the PCB’s earlier gesture of sending the Pakistani squad to India for the 2023 ODI World Cup, even though India had declined to visit Pakistan for the Asia Cup in the same year.