Pakistan’s Champions Trophy fate to be decided by ICC on November 29

The ICC volition determine adjacent steps for the Pakistan-hosted tourney aft India refused to question to the country.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) volition conscionable this week to find the destiny of adjacent year’s Champions Trophy aft India refused to play successful big federation Pakistan, a spokesperson said.

Earlier this month, the ICC informed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that India would not circuit Pakistan for the eight-team tournament, leaving the destiny of the showcase lawsuit hanging successful the balance.

The nuclear-armed neighbours person fought 3 wars since being carved retired of the subcontinent’s partition successful 1947 and that rivalry is often reflected connected the cricket field.

A spokesperson for the ICC based successful Dubai told the AFP quality bureau connected Tuesday they could “confirm an ICC gathering connected Friday” wherever the contented volition beryllium connected the agenda, without providing further details.

The PCB has already rejected proposals that would let India to play successful a neutral 3rd country, insisting the afloat docket from February 19 to March 9 indispensable beryllium staged successful Pakistan.

India’s cricket committee has not commented connected the tournament.

India has not visited Pakistan since 2008, and deteriorating governmental ties mean the large rivals lone play each different astatine multiteam ICC events.

Pakistan travelled to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup successful October and November 2023 and played each its matches successful the big nation.

Pakistan suffered a multiyear drought of matches astatine location arsenic teams refused to sojourn aft a 2009 onslaught connected the Sri Lankan cricket squad autobus successful Lahore. International play lone afloat resumed successful 2020.

When Pakistan hosted past year’s Asia Cup, India’s matches were played extracurricular the country.

Pakistani cricket chiefs person rejected information fears for the Champions Trophy, pointing to their caller palmy hosting of apical teams including Australia, England and South Africa.

The Champions Trophy volition beryllium the archetypal ICC lawsuit staged successful Pakistan since it co-hosted the 1996 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka. Pakistan are the defending ICC Champions Trophy holders from erstwhile it was past staged successful 2017.

Pakistan won the past staging of the ICC Champions Trophy backmost successful 2017 astatine The Oval, London, UK [John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images]