Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi is set to seek a “written guarantee” from BCCI supremo Jay Shah on the Indian cricket team’s participation in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy before they can play their national team. Decide the team’s ODI World Cup matches to play. India later this year.
According to the Press Trust of India, with the 2023 World Cup starting on October 5, the BCCI has identified Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata as possible venues for the matches. However, the ACC has not confirmed the proposed ‘hybrid model’ for the upcoming Asia Cup, where India will play their matches in the UAE and Pakistan will play their games at home, suggesting Sethi to take a hard line. has gone
According to a reliable source, Najam Sethi will go to Dubai on May 8 where he will meet ACC and International Cricket Council officials.
During his visit, Sethi is expected to lobby for Pakistan’s stand that it will not play its World Cup matches in India unless the BCCI and ICC provide a written guarantee. Do not think that India will come to Pakistan to play the 2025 Champions Trophy.
PCB sources said that Najam Sethi has met some government officials who have advised him whether Pakistan should participate in the Asia Cup if it is not held in Lahore and Dubai as per the PCB. B proposed ACC under its hybrid model plan.
The government has tacitly given its nod to ACC members for a strong position on hosting the Asia Cup in September.
Chairman PCBACC will make it clear to the members that either they accept Pakistan’s hybrid proposal or the country will not participate in the competition this year in case of shifting from Pakistan. They are not ready to accept any further delay in the Asia Cup schedule.
Sethi is ready to take some tough decisions and is not ready to accept any more delay from the ACC in finalizing the venues and schedule for the Asia Cup. According to sources, Najam Sethi has now made it clear that if the Asia Cup matches are not held in Pakistan, then the Pakistani team will not participate in the Asia Cup.
Sethi is scheduled to return from Dubai on May 11, and it remains to be seen whether he will receive the assurances he wants from the BCCI.
The ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Indian cricket team’s participation in the 2025 Champions Trophy could have significant ramifications for the upcoming ODI World Cup in India, and Sethi’s stance is a clear indication that the PCB is considering the issue. How seriously are you taking it?
