File photograph of PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to sign the Champions Trophy 2025 hosting rights agreements with it, stressing that the PCB needs to be compensated if India refuse to travel to the nation citing political and safety causes.
A extremely dependable supply within the PCB instructed PTI on November 26 that whereas the ICC has marked Pakistan because the host of the event, the worldwide physique is but to sign the vital hosting settlement with it.
The supply disclosed that PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf and COO Salman Naseer had met the ICC govt board in Ahmedabad to focus on the hosting of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February-March, 2025.
“Pakistani officials discussed the probability of the Indian board (BCCI) again refusing to send its team to Pakistan and made it clear that in any given situation the ICC must avoid taking unilateral decisions on the tournament,” the supply stated.
He stated the PCB officers had instructed ICC that if India refuses to play in Pakistan on safety grounds, the worldwide physique ought to appoint an impartial safety company.
The PCB additional stated the company might liaison with Pakistan authorities and safety officers to assess the safety state of affairs of the taking part groups together with India.
“The PCB officials said many top teams had toured Pakistan in the last two years without any security concerns.
“They also made it clear that in case of India not sending its team and its matches being moved to another country, then the ICC must compensate Pakistan for this,” the supply added.
He stated the PCB officers had been clear that given the relation between Pakistan and Indian governments there was a excessive likelihood of India once more backing out of enjoying within the nation on safety and political grounds.
It could also be recalled that India had refused to play in Pakistan within the Asia Cup which was partially hosted by Pakistan in August-September this yr.
The Indian crew performed all its matches in Sri Lanka together with the ultimate in opposition to that nation.
Pakistan hosted simply 4 video games of the Asia Cup below an settlement with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) headed by Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary.
The supply stated Ashraf and Naseer had been clear on the ICC assembly that Pakistan wouldn’t surrender its hosting rights.
“The BCCI representative maintained that any call on India playing in Pakistan in 2025 would only be taken by their government and they were bound to follow the decision,” he stated.
