Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has prolonged his assist to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not accepting the hybrid mannequin for subsequent yr’s Champions Trophy, scheduled to be performed in Pakistan. The veteran all-rounder has blamed the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) for ‘intertwining politics with sports activities’ and known as for ICC to ‘uphold equity and assert their authority’. The ICC Board assembly is ready to happen on Friday to resolve the schedule of the marquee match. The BCCI has informed ICC that the Indian staff won’t journey to Pakistan for the match because of the Indian authorities’s disallowance. Nonetheless, the PCB is reluctant to host your entire match in Pakistan, leaving the way forward for the Champions Trophy unsure.
Afridi added that Pakistan have travelled to India 5 occasions because the Mumbai terror assaults that deteriorated the relations of the neighbouring nations.
“By intertwining politics with sports activities, the BCCI has positioned worldwide cricket in a precarious place. Absolutely assist the PCB’s stance towards the hybrid mannequin – particularly since Pakistan (regardless of safety considerations) has toured India 5 occasions, together with a bilateral white-ball sequence, post-26/11. It is time for the ICC and its Board of Administrators to uphold equity and assert their authority,” Afridi wrote on X, previously Twitter.
By intertwining politics with sports activities, the BCCI has positioned worldwide cricket in a precarious place. Absolutely assist the PCB’s stance towards the hybrid mannequin – particularly since Pakistan (regardless of safety considerations) has toured India 5 occasions, together with a bilateral white-ball… pic.twitter.com/Xl4YBhCWuB
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 28, 2024
The Champions Trophy is scheduled to be hosted throughout three venues in Pakistan over February and March subsequent yr. However India, who haven’t toured Pakistan since 2008, informed the ICC that their authorities had not permitted them to journey to Pakistan for the occasion earlier this month.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has insisted that the PCB stays “clear” in its view on internet hosting the Champions Trophy, and added that “it is not potential that Pakistan play in India, and so they do not come right here”.
“Our stance could be very clear. I promise we’ll do what’s finest for Pakistan cricket. I am always in contact with the ICC chairman and my staff is speaking to them always. We’re nonetheless clear in our stance that it is not acceptable that we play cricket in India, and so they do not play cricket right here. No matter will occur, will occur on the idea of equality. We have informed the ICC very clearly, and what occurs subsequent we’ll let ,” Naqvi stated throughout a press convention held on the Gaddafi Stadium.
“No matter we do, we’ll ensure one of the best end result for Pakistan is achieved,” Naqvi stated a number of occasions. “However I repeat, and I’m positive what I imply, it is not potential that Pakistan play in India, and so they do not come right here,” he added.
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