Karachi. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rejected reports that its officials will hold a virtual meeting with their counterparts from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on November 26 to resolve the uncertainty over the Champions Trophy. do. The announcement of the tournament schedule is getting delayed after BCCI expressed its inability to send the Indian team to Pakistan for the tournament. “We have not received any information from the ICC about any meeting between us, the BCCI and the ICC,” a reliable source in the PCB told PTI.
He also said that the PCB has not yet received any response from the ICC on the email it sent to the ICC asking the reasons for India’s reluctance to send the team to the neighboring country. However, an ICC source clarified that an internal meeting could be held on Tuesday to find a solution to this complex issue. “This is a virtual meeting of the Executive Board members to resolve the issue of the Champions Trophy scheduling once and for all,” he revealed. ,
He said that this meeting has been called because the broadcasters of the program are putting a lot of pressure on the ICC to finalize the programme. “There is a possibility that there could be a vote on what to do and whether the event should be held in Pakistan, shifted or the ‘hybrid model’ suggested by the BCCI should be adopted in which India Will play its matches in United Arab Emirates. ,
The official admitted that this time the PCB has also taken a tough stance and is not ready to back down from its stand of hosting the Champions Trophy in Pakistan as they have no problem in hosting any team. The source said, “PCB has also made it clear that even if the ‘hybrid model’ is adopted, it will not play its group match against India in Dubai. He said that the Executive Board has suggested keeping Pakistan and India in separate pools but the broadcasters are not ready to accept it due to lack of revenue.
