Shaheen Shah Afridi bowling out an Indian participant. —Reuters/ FileIndian should present strong grounds for not enjoying in Pakistan.ICC to take ultimate resolution about India after reviewing the explanations.India’s non-participation could deal ICC monetary blow of $500 mn.
The event follows the BCCI verbally informing the ICC of its resolution to not journey to Pakistan for the mega-event, after which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) requested the ICC to supply a replica of India’s written response on this regard, the sources added.
They stated that, as per the principles, the Indian board must present strong grounds for not enjoying the event within the nation.
“In case of receiving a written reply, Pakistan may seek substantial evidence supporting the reasons,” they stated, including that the ICC would then should take a ultimate resolution about India after reviewing these causes.
Pakistani and Indian gamers shake fingers after the ICC males’s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match at Melbourne Cricket Floor in Melbourne on October 23, 2022. — AFP
Scheduling of the Champions Trophy, one of the essential cricketing occasions after the World Cup, hit a snag after India refused to play the Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
In line with sources, the ICC final week knowledgeable the PCB that India wouldn’t tour Pakistan for the eight-team event.
Pakistan has rejected the choice of a hybrid association that might permit India to play their matches at impartial venues, akin to within the United Arab Emirates.
In the meantime, the PCB wrote to the game’s governing physique looking for a proof for India’s refusal to ship a staff to the nation for the mega cricket occasion.
Sources aware of the event stated that if the Indian cricket physique failed to supply correct causes, then the Indian staff could be requested to take part within the cricketing occasion in Pakistan. If, for any purpose, India refuses to play in Pakistan with out legitimate causes, one other staff could exchange them within the Champions Trophy, they added.
Because the ICC earns from the trophy’s broadcast rights, ads, and sponsorships, India’s non-participation could deal it a monetary blow of $500 million, whereas the Indian board is estimated to lose $100 million in revenues, in accordance with the sources.