Pakistan Cricket Board seeks recommendation from its authorities after India’s refusal to cross the border is confirmed.
India’s cricket staff won’t journey to Pakistan for the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed two days after its chairman mentioned the host nation won’t settle for a “hybrid mannequin” for internet hosting its cross-border rivals.
“The PCB has obtained an e-mail from the ICC, stating that the Board for Management of Cricket in India (BCCI) has knowledgeable them that their staff won’t journey to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025,” a PCB spokesperson mentioned on Sunday.
The PCB, which is about to host the event in February and March, has sought the “recommendation and steering” of Pakistan’s authorities, the assertion added.
The transfer comes two days after PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi mentioned the host nation won’t stage any matches exterior the nation if India doesn’t journey for the event.
“Within the final two months, the Indian media has been reporting that India isn’t travelling. I mentioned this with them and my staff, and our stance is evident: They should give us in writing any objections they could have,” Naqvi advised reporters on Friday.
“Till now, no dialogue of the hybrid mannequin has occurred, nor are we ready to simply accept one. Nearly each nation desires the Champions Trophy to be performed right here.
“I stay in contact with a number of boards, they usually’re all trying ahead to taking part in right here. I don’t suppose anybody ought to make this a political matter. We’ll give each staff as many services as we are able to. We’d prefer to see followers from overseas come for the event, too.”
For a few years, India’s authorities has barred the nationwide cricket staff from travelling to Pakistan due to ongoing political tensions between the neighbours.
India has not visited Pakistan since 2008, and the rivals play one another solely at multi-team occasions.
They final performed a bilateral collection in December 2012 and January 2013 when Pakistan toured India for a white ball collection. India final visited Pakistan for a bilateral dedication in early 2006.
Pakistan travelled to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup in October and November 2023 and performed all its matches within the host nation.
A PCB supply advised Al Jazeera in July that each one international locations apart from India had been “supportive and inspiring” of Pakistan internet hosting the event.
“The PCB chairman met heads of cricket boards in Barbados earlier than the T20 World Cup ultimate and mentioned Pakistan’s preparations to host subsequent 12 months’s ICC Champions Trophy,” the supply mentioned.
“Six of the seven international locations have been supportive and inspiring as a result of their groups have been to Pakistan, they usually have had firsthand details about what the nation has delivered and the lengths it has gone to ship them.
“The boards have additionally had the suggestions from the gamers who’ve come right here for worldwide cricket and to play within the Pakistan Tremendous League.”
Pakistan received the final Champions Trophy in 2017 once they beat their bitter rivals within the ultimate in London, United Kingdom.
The Champions Trophy 2025 would be the first ICC occasion hosted by Pakistan because it shared the 1996 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan additionally hosted the Asia Cup final 12 months, however the winner, India, performed all their matches in Sri Lanka below a “hybrid mannequin”.
On the time, India mentioned that they had not obtained permission from their authorities to tour Pakistan.
