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BCCI caput Jay Shah lodged a protestation with the ICC implicit the PCB determination to see Pakistan-occupied Kashmir successful the circuit itinerary. (PTI)
THE PAKISTAN Cricket Board (PCB) is learnt to person agreed to restrict the circuit of the Champions Trophy to the 3 big cities of Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi aft the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) filed an objection with the International Cricket Council (ICC) implicit the PCB determination to see Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) successful the circuit itinerary.
On Thursday, the PCB, successful a station connected X, said: “Get ready, Pakistan! The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 trophy circuit kicks disconnected successful Islamabad connected 16 November, besides visiting scenic question destinations similar Skardu, Murree, Hunza and Muzaffarabad. Catch a glimpse of the trophy which Sarfaraz Ahmed lifted successful 2017 astatine The Oval, from 16-24 November.”
Following this, BCCI caput Jay Shah lodged a protestation with the ICC.
“PCB is already successful discussions with the ICC connected however to proceed with the trophy circuit to guarantee the Champions Trophy is continued to beryllium promoted successful Pakistan,” a PCB root told The Indian Express. “The ICC Champions Trophy circuit was planned successful consultation and with the support of the ICC. The PCB had not unilaterally finalised the trophy circuit schedule,” the root said.
A apical BCCI authoritative said that Jay Shah, who is acceptable to instrumentality implicit arsenic ICC Chairman connected December 1, told the ICC it was unacceptable that the PCB was readying a trophy circuit successful PoK.
Get ready, Pakistan!
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 trophy circuit kicks disconnected successful Islamabad connected 16 November, besides visiting scenic question destinations similar Skardu, Murree, Hunza and Muzaffarabad. Catch a glimpse of the trophy which Sarfaraz Ahmed lifted successful 2017 astatine The Oval, from 16-24… pic.twitter.com/SmsV5uyzlL
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 14, 2024
“BCCI caput Shah has objected to the PCB’s thought to clasp a Champions Trophy circuit successful PoK. The BCCI has nary occupation if the circuit is conducted successful immoderate different metropolis of Pakistan oregon adjacent successful a stadium extracurricular PoK oregon successful a mall. But they cannot clasp it successful PoK,” a BCCI authoritative told The Indian Express connected Friday.
No remark was disposable from the ICC.
The tournament, past held successful 2017, is already successful contention aft the BCCI asked for its games to beryllium shifted to Dubai due to the fact that of information concerns, but the PCB has not agreed to the demand.
The apical 8 teams of the satellite volition instrumentality portion successful adjacent year’s 50-overs Champions Trophy that volition tally from February 19 to March 9 with Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi arsenic big cities.
The trophy circuit is simply a promotional lawsuit earlier a large ICC tournament. With India wanting to play each their games successful Dubai, the tourney could person a hybrid exemplary similar erstwhile India played its games successful Sri Lanka erstwhile PCB was the big federation for the Asia Cup past year.
But the Pakistan authorities is learnt to person asked the PCB not to hold to India’s request of moving their Champions Trophy games to Dubai.
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