A fierce 'war' has raged between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI). The reason for the war is the 2025 Champions Trophy. No one is talking to anyone. Najam Shetty blamed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for such a troublesome situation.
Although the schedule has not been officially released, British newspaper 'The Telegraph' leaked the schedule a few months ago. The tournament is scheduled to be held from February 19 to March 9 as per the proposed schedule. The schedule of the tournament was scheduled to be released at an event in Lahore on November 11, but the ICC canceled it at the last minute. ICC did this because India will not visit Pakistan due to security concerns.
The ICC is somewhat silent on the venue complications of the Champions Trophy. Whether the tournament will be held in a 'hybrid model' or the tournament will be shifted from Pakistan is still unclear. In an interview given by a local news media, Sethi fired on the ICC. The former president of PCB said, 'ICC is no longer ICC. ICC has now become BCCI. Because Jai Shah is becoming the chairman of the ICC.
BCCI secretary Jai Shah was appointed as the new chairman of ICC in August this year. The BCCI secretary's new responsibilities at cricket's parent body begin on December 1. Sethi feels that ICC has no courage to say anything against BCCI when someone from India is becoming the head of ICC. The former president of PCB said, 'ICC is very weak. They will never go against BCCI. Because the ICC depends on BCCI's revenue.
BCCI informed ICC that the Indian team will not tour Pakistan. PCB is not less. PCB has also written to ICC asking why India will not come. There have been media reports that Pakistan has even threatened to boycott the tournament. Shethi doesn't like this kind of trouble at all, 'The controversy between ICC, PCB and BCCI is baseless. The talks should be between the governments of India and Pakistan. The Indian cricket team will come to Pakistan only after getting permission from the Indian government.'
Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand are regularly visiting Pakistan. However, since the 2008 Asia Cup, India has not come to Pakistan citing security reasons. 2025 Champions Trophy is also excluded! However, despite such a controversial situation, the ICC released a promotional video on hosting Pakistan yesterday. It is rumored that the tournament may also be hosted in UAE, South Africa if the Champions Trophy is completely withdrawn from Pakistan.
The 2023 Asia Cup is a shining example of the Indian cricket team not playing in Pakistan. Last year, the tournament of continental excellence was supposed to be held in Pakistan, but Sri Lanka and Pakistan had to organize the tournament together. Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma played their matches in Sri Lanka. Pakistan also threatened not to play the ODI World Cup in India. Although Pakistan played the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India. Rumors are rife that the Champions Trophy could be hosted in a hybrid model. Even the entire tournament could be moved away from Pakistan. In that case, the ICC event could be in UAE, South Africa.
