Another team came with India, told that there is threat to the lives of players in Pakistan

New Delhi. At present, the problems of the Pakistan Cricket Board regarding the Champions Trophy 2025 to be held next year are not decreasing. After India hesitated about not going to Pakistan and playing, the PCB agreed to conduct the tournament in a hybrid model. Team India had to bow down after not being on the board for moving the matches out of Pakistan. Now after India, another big team has expressed concern about the safety of the players.

Pakistan is going to host an ICC tournament for the first time after the 1996 World Cup. Not everything has been resolved regarding this yet. India had raised questions on security, after which all its matches will be played at neutral venues. BCCI had said that due to security reasons he/she cannot go to Pakistan. Now New Zealand will also inspect the security situation in Pakistan two months before the Champions Trophy.

The New Zealand Cricket Board has sent a delegation to Pakistan to take stock of the security arrangements ahead of the tri-series with the home team and South Africa. This team includes security expert Reg Dickason and New Zealand Players Association representative Brad Roden. They will discuss security arrangements in Karachi and Lahore. At the same time, another ICC delegation has also come to Pakistan to discuss security arrangements for the Champions Trophy 2025, which is scheduled to be held in February and March.

Hybrid model of Champions Trophy approved

The ICC has confirmed that India and Pakistan will play in the hybrid model in all ICC events in the 2024-27 cycle. This means that India will not go to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025. Pakistan will also not go to India for the Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025 and the T20 World Cup in 2026 (which will be jointly organized with Sri Lanka). ICC has also given 2028 Women’s T20 World Cup to Pakistan as compensation. However, this tournament will also be held in hybrid model, because India will not go to Pakistan.

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