Canada Global (Web News) Hurdles to Pakistan’s hosting of the Champions Trophy 2025 have started to clear as the hosting agreement is likely to be signed next month.
The Champions Trophy 2025 is to be held in February, March, ICC has handed over the host to Pakistan, but the agreement has not been signed yet, this issue was also discussed during the ICC meeting in India in the last few days. Aya, PCB officials assured to sign soon after the reservations are over.
Pakistan took a stand that if a country refuses to send a team citing security reasons, then a unilateral decision should be avoided, an independent security agency should review the situation, every team except India has come to play in Pakistan. , no one has any security issues so all matches should be there.
Sources say that in the current situation, the Indian government will not send in its team, PCB also knows that this matter is political and it will be resolved at the government level, in such a case, other options will be considered. In case of non-arrival of blue shirts, Pakistan would like to shift its matches to neutral venues and seek assurance from the council for full compensation of financial loss, the former management committee has raised several objections on the advice of senior lawyers. In May, ICC Chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Jeff Allardyce visited Pakistan but the issue was not resolved.
PCB organized the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka under the hybrid model this year, only four matches could be held in the country, if the Indian team does not come, the same may have to be done in the Champions Trophy, but in this case the expenses will increase a lot. will Pakistan won the last edition of the Champions Trophy in 2017, the 2025 event will also feature 8 teams.
Remember that in June, the Indian media also claimed that the ICC is considering moving the Champions Trophy to the United States and the West Indies, Pakistan will be financially compensated, but this report could not be confirmed. . The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in the two countries next year, earlier there were talks of shifting the event but some time ago the ICC officially announced that it will be held there.
