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PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi said that Pakistan will not agree to the hybrid model.
Team India will not go to Pakistan to play Champions Trophy under any conditions. BCCI sources said, if Pakistan Cricket Board does not agree to the hybrid model, then Team India will not play the tournament. If PCB does not host the tournament then India is ready to host it also. ICC has called a meeting on November 29, in which the final decision regarding the venue will be taken.
BCCI sources Bhaskar Told, the government has clearly told BCCI that Team India will not go to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. The government has asked the BCCI to present its argument strongly in the ICC. ICC has also been asked to explain the situation in Pakistan and the importance of the safety of the players.
If PCB doesn't agree then India is ready for the tournament The government has even said that if the Pakistan Cricket Board refuses to organize the Champions Trophy, then India will host it. If ICC hands over hosting rights to India, it will get full support from the government. Not only this, the players of the teams coming to India to play the Champions Trophy will not face any problem in getting visas.
PCB had said- India played all the matches in Lahore PCB had proposed to hold all the Indian matches in Lahore and send the players to India after the match. India refused this, after which PCB also refused to adopt the hybrid model. Team India has not visited Pakistan since the terrorist attacks in Mumbai during 2008. Due to security reasons, ICC had also banned international cricket in Pakistan during this period.
Pakistan renovated the stadium Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is continuously preparing for the Champions Trophy 2025. PCB has almost completed the work of all three stadiums. They have spent 12.5 billion Pakistan Rupees on the renovation of Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi stadiums.
Meanwhile, the Indian government had already refused to send its team to Pakistan. BCCI had told ICC that the team will not play the tournament in Pakistan. If Pakistan does not agree to the hybrid model, then the tournament may shift to another country.
Photo of renovation of Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan.
ICC had asked BCCI to explain the reason for not sending Team India to Pakistan. ICC had sought a written reply from BCCI for not sending the Indian team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. ANI quoted the report of Pakistani channel Geo News and wrote, PCB has asked for a written copy of India's reply from ICC.
PCB had written to ICC – Why can't Pakistan come to India? Pakistan Cricket Board had sought answers from ICC regarding Team India not going to Pakistan. According to the report of Cricbuzz, PCB spokesperson had said that there is no security problem in Pakistan. That is why teams from New Zealand, England and Australia visited here. When these teams can come then why not Team India?
India did not go to Pakistan in Asia Cup, hybrid model was adopted The Asia Cup was played in September last year. Pakistan had got the opportunity to host it, but India had refused to go to Pakistan. After this ACC conducted this tournament in hybrid model. All of India's matches were played in Sri Lanka and the rest of the tournament took place in Pakistan. Pakistan played its match against India in Sri Lanka.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup.
Pakistan team came to India for ODI World Cup Pakistan team came to India last year to play the ODI World Cup. Then the match between India and Pakistan was played in Ahmedabad on 14 October. The Indian team won this match by 7 wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer had scored fifties. Jasprit Bumrah became the player of the match. He took 2 wickets for 19 runs.
- Team India last went to Pakistan in 2008: Team India last toured Pakistan in 2008. That series of 3 test matches was won by the Indian team 1-0. 2 matches of this series were drawn.
- Pakistan came to India to play bilateral series in 2013: Pakistan last toured India in 2012-13. In that tour, a bilateral series of 3 ODIs and 2 T20 matches was played. Pakistan won the ODI series 2-1, while the T-20 series was tied at 1-1.
India is not going to Pakistan after the terrorist attack in Mumbai The Indian team has not toured Pakistan since 2007–08. After the terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2008, the Indian government refused to play cricket in Pakistan. Since then both the teams play only in ICC and ACC tournaments. Since 2013, both the teams have played 13 ODIs and 8 T20 matches at neutral venues. There was also a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan during 2009.
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