New DelhiThe Indian team has refused to tour Pakistan for next year's Champions Trophy. The Indian team wants to play the Champions Trophy on hybrid model, India's matches can be played in UAE. After the Champions Trophy, India has given another big blow to Pakistan, India has not allowed Blind Cricket Team to participate in the T-20 World Cup. The government has not given permission to the team to go to Pakistan due to security concerns, the national federation has given this information on Tuesday.
For this event to be held from 23 November to 3 December, the Indian team had to cross the Wagah border on Wednesday. The Indian Blind Cricket Team had received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Sports Ministry for participation, but apparently could not get approval from the Ministry of External Affairs.
Approval not received from the ministry
Indian Blind Cricket Association (IBCA) general secretary Shailendra Yadav told PTI, “We have been told informally that the blind team will not be allowed to go to Pakistan. We were supposed to go to the Wagah border yesterday, but have not yet heard from the ministry officials.” No approval has been received, so, we are a bit disappointed.
He said, they are saying how can you be safe there when the mainstream cricket team is not safe, of course, we will accept the decision, but why was the decision kept till the last moment, we should have been informed a month or 25 days ago. There is a process as to why it was not informed.
Indian blind cricket team is in New Delhi
The Indian Blind Cricket Team is currently in New Delhi where they conducted a 25-day training camp before selecting the World Cup team. The government has also not given permission to the Indian national cricket team to go to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year. BCCI had informed the International Cricket Council about India's inability to travel to Pakistan.
Yadav, however, said his union has kept all lines of communication open with government officials in the hope of reversing the decision. Yadav said, we are still contacting the ministry while staying in New Delhi, hoping that some favorable decision will be taken even at the last moment.
Pakistan Blind Cricket Council had made it clear last week that whether India should send its team to Pakistan for the World Cup or not, this competition will take place only on time. President Syed Sultan Shah said, “Pakistan will host the tournament as per schedule and it does not matter whether the Indian team comes or not.”
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