For the ongoing ICC Champion’s Trophy 2025, ICC is likely to give extra money to the PCB if India won’t travel to Pakistan and play their matches outside Pakistan.
In interesting news coming out regarding the ICC Champion’s Trophy 2025, ICC has now put forward a supplementary list of expenses for the host nation Pakistan. This budget is allotted in a scenario in which India refuses to travel to Pakistan.
It implies that PCB will receive additional funding to make up for India’s refusal to visit Pakistan, and based on current developments, it appears that the ICC Champion’s Trophy 2025 will very certainly be held under a hybrid format similar to the Asia Cup 2023.
Furthermore, the PCB has now delegated to the International Cricket Council (ICC) the task of convincing the BCCI to visit Pakistan. Additionally, as per the previously reported rumors, the ICC will now be responsible for deciding on and releasing the tournament schedule, which is likely set to begin on February 19th.
To prevent security concerns, a draft schedule that has been circulating on social media called for all India matches to be held in Lahore. However, things now appear dire for Pakistan because the BCCI is still hesitant to send Team India to Pakistan.
Pakistan, the defending champions of the competition, would get its first opportunity to host an ICC event since the World Cup in 1996 if it were to take place there. The competition was last conducted in 2017.
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