The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for written proof of the Indian government’s refusal to allow Pakistan to host the Champions Trophy 2025.
PCB has said that if the Indian government refuses to allow its team to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025, it should be in writing, an Indian News Agency has reported. The Indian Cricket Board will provide the letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
PCB sources added that India should have informed them and the ICC in writing about their arrival at least five to six months before the tournament.
Last year, BCCI refused to play the Asia Cup in Pakistan by putting pressure on the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), due to which the tournament was played in Sri Lanka and Pakistan as a ‘hybrid model’.
However, Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi has clarified to the ICC that he will not back down from hosting the Champions Trophy 2025. ICC is responsible for India’s participation in the event.
Indian media published reports that the ICC has started considering transferring the tournament from Pakistan, but later, the vice president of the Indian board, Rajeev Shukla, rejected these reports.