Champions Trophy standoff: PCB chairman says India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan is ‘an unequal situation’

At a virtual gathering called for by the International Cricket Council to beryllium held connected Friday, The Indian Express reported that a hybrid exemplary is apt to beryllium projected to the PCB for the Champions Trophy which volition spot India’s 3 matches, a semifinal and the last to beryllium played successful a neutral country. India person intimated to the ICC their refusal to question to Pakistan for the tournament. PCB wants the full Champions Trophy to beryllium played astatine Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi. However, caller tensions rising successful Pakistan, which led to Sri Lanka’s cricket committee canceling it’s A squad tour, is improbable to assistance PCB’s stance during the meeting.

Naqvi played it harmless regarding the ‘Hybrid’ exemplary for the Champions Trophy, arsenic earlier helium had asserted that PCB would not judge the projected format. “All I tin guarantee is immoderate happens successful the gathering we volition travel retired with bully quality and decisions which volition beryllium accepted by our people,” helium said.

Naqvi hoped that Jay Shah, who volition instrumentality implicit arsenic the ICC Chairman December 5, would instrumentality decisions based successful the involvement of satellite cricket and each subordinate boards. “Jay Shah takes complaint successful December, and I’m definite erstwhile helium moves from the BCCI to the ICC, helium volition deliberation astir the ICC’s benefit, and that’s what helium should do. Whenever anyone assumes specified a role, helium should lone see the interests of that organisation,” helium said.

(With PTI inputs)