Champions Trophy 2025: The event to happen without Pakistan

Ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025 the International Cricket Council ICC has told the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB to accept the Hybrid model for hosting the event or be prepared to be left out of the event after the PCBs firmstand led to an inconclusive meeting of its executive boardThe aim of the meeting was to thrash out the schedule of the Champions Trophy 2025 in FebruaryMarch but could not meet the agreement as Pakistan yet again rejected the hybrid model despite Team Indias refusal to travel to the country following security reasonsMost of the ICC members were sympathetic towards Pakistans situation but PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi was advised to practice a hybrid model as the only option to host the Champions Trophy 2025If a Hybrid model is adopted Indias share of Champions Trophy matches will be held in the UAELook no broadcaster will give a penny to an ICC event which does not have India and even Pakistan knows that The ICC meeting on Saturday will only happen if Mr Mohsin Naqvi agrees with the Hybrid Model an ICC Board source told PTI on conditions of anonymityIf not then ICC Board might have to shift the tournament entirely to a different country could be UAE too but it will be held without Pakistan he addedAlso ReadHarry Brooks 171 gives England commanding 151run lead over New ZealandFridays meeting which was chaired by deputy chairperson Imran Khwaja owing to outgoing head Greg Barclays absence for unspecified reasons was brief after Naqvi reiterated his countrys position once again This was to be Barclays last official engagement before the taking of charge by new chair Jay Shah early next monthAll parties continue to work towards a positive resolution for the Champions Trophy 2025 and it is expected that the Board will reconvene on Saturday and continue to meet over the next few days a senior administrator of an ICC full member nation who is also a part of the Board told PTIIn Delhi the Ministry of External Affairs MEA reiterated BCCIs stand that the Indian team cannot travel to Pakistan due to security reasonsBCCI has issued a statement They have said that there are security concerns there and it is therefore unlikely that the team will be going there an MEA spokesperson said in a routine briefing when the countrys Champions Trophy participation was mentionedNaqvi attended the meeting in person as he has been in Dubai since Thursday to push Pakistans stance BCCI secretary Jay Shah attended the meeting online Shah will take charge as the new ICC head on December 1It is understood that if the tournament is rescheduled the PCB will have to forego its hosting fee of USD six million along with gate revenue There could also be a significant cut to their annual revenue which is to the tune of USD 35 millionUnless the Hybrid Model is implemented even the ICC will be in a spot of bother as official broadcaster Star would then renegotiate the multibillion dollar deal with the bodyThe only window available for the tournament is between February 19 to March 9 and all other participating nations have their bilateral engagements after thatAs things stand the PCB can negotiate for a hefty compensation for having to share the hosting rights but a full tournament in Pakistan is unlikelyPakistan also have the option of hitting back at India by not coming to the ICC T20 Womens World Cup in India in 2025 A veteran BCCI official who has followed the politics of ICC closely explained the scenarioLook they can ask for Hybrid Model for 2025 Womens T20 World Cup but that will be a long shot As far as the mens T20 World Cup cohosted by India and Sri Lanka Pakistans matches will be in Sri Lanka mostlyThe India vs Pakistan can be decided later he addedWith PTI Inputs