A representational picture displaying ICC constructing. — AFP/FileICC assembly postponed resulting from lack of response from BCCI: sourcesRegulatory physique striving to finalise Champions Trophy schedule.Assembly to happen as soon as points are finalised at govt degree.
The sources revealed that the assembly was postponed because of the lack of response by the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the calls for put ahead by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the long-standing dispute between the 2 sides concerning the venue of much-awaited Champions Trophy 2025.
Pakistan and India reportedly made a “breakthrough” on the matter of occasion’s venue a day earlier, agreeing to play their matches at impartial venues for ICC tournaments hosted by both of them.
Sources mentioned that below the brand new association, India’s matches will happen in Dubai, whereas Pakistan’s video games within the India-hosted T20 World Cup may even be held at impartial venues.
The settlement will reportedly apply to all ICC occasions by way of 2027.
Throughout this time, India is about to host the Girls’s ODI World Cup in October 2024 and the Males’s T20 World Cup in 2026 alongside Sri Lanka and Pakistan had insisted on a reciprocal hybrid association for these occasions in India.
The Champions Trophy is scheduled to begin in February, with Pakistan because the host, although India has refused to ship its crew to Pakistan, citing conventional hesitance.
Earlier within the day, sources mentioned that Pakistan and India had been additionally engaged in ongoing discussions concerning the ICC additionally being a part of the talks geared toward discovering an answer and finalising the event’s schedule — which was being redrawn because of the hybrid mannequin.
The problems mentioned by the stakeholders embrace these pertaining to logistics.
The ICC assembly, famous the sources, can be held as soon as the problems are finalised on the govt degree.
Moreover, additionally they underscored the progress within the backdoor dialogue and mentioned that the the problems had been near being resolved.
“The matters have started moving forward in a positive way [….] The ICC is expected to make an announcement soon,” they added.
Pakistan, as per sources, stands to earn $6 million from internet hosting rights, excluding further income from ticket gross sales and hospitality.
Nevertheless, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should allocate $1.2–1.3 million for event insurance coverage.
Comparatively, India enjoys a big monetary benefit, receiving 38% of ICC’s annual income share, amounting to $90–95 million.
In recent times, the ICC has made certain that India play Pakistan a minimum of as soon as in every of world cricketing occasions, guaranteeing a significant chunk of income from this sport.
The India-Pakistan match on the 2023 World Cup drew unprecedented curiosity, with 173 million viewers on Indian TV and 225 million digital viewers.
The 2021 T20 World Cup match between the 2 sides reached 167 million viewers and drove 15.9 billion minutes of engagement in India alone, highlighting Pakistan’s function in producing cricket viewership and income figures.
