KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday called a board meeting on November 29 to planned at the future of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to be hosted in Pakistan in February-March subsequent 12 months. The assembly might be held on-line, and all board members were provided with the agenda, an ICC spokesperson showed. According to sources, the meeting will talk the destiny of the match following India’s refusal to excursion Pakistan for the tournament. The ICC board participants might be discussing various alternatives including adopting a hybrid version, moving the event totally, or suspending the event. Sources further revealed that the ICC board is inclined towards implementing a hybrid model as a primary solution. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has already voiced its competition to this approach. The ICC Board is expected to make a final choice after considering remarks and guidelines from its members in the course of the meeting. The board contains 12 complete contributors, three associate contributors, and one independent director. Earlier on November 20, it was stated that the anomaly surrounding the event became expected to linger on due to the chance of a put off inside the declaration of the schedule. The ICC had formally demanded a written rationalization from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over its refusal after the PCB asked the ICC to offer a copy of India’s written response regarding the choice against attending the mega-occasion. Apart from the PCB’s stance, the refusal of broadcasters and industrial companions to accept a agenda that doesn’t characteristic a Pakistan-India match — which brings substantial eyes and therefore generates treasured revenue — has additionally added to the ICC’s woes. Furthermore, they also had warned of criminal motion if the tournament does not encompass a contest between the arch-opponents. The assets had stated that the assertion of the agenda will be possible in multiple days if the stakeholders display flexibility. Stakeholders are in favour of holding the event with mutual consensus, they had brought. Meanwhile, the global cricketing body is striving to give you a solution earlier than BCCI Secretary Jay Shah takes fee as ICC Chairman on December 1. It is pertinent to mention that during recent years, the ICC has made certain that India play Pakistan as a minimum as soon as in each of the worldwide cricketing events, ensuring a main chunk of sales from this sport. The match between arch-opponents at the 2023 World Cup drew exceptional interest, with 173 million visitors on Indian TV and 225 million digital viewers. The ICC, which secured $3.2 billion from broadcast rights for the 2024-2027 cycle and anticipates $1 billion more in different revenue, is based heavily on marquee events presenting Pakistan and India. It is to be noted that India have not played an global fit in Pakistan on account that 2008. Last yr, the BCCI declined to ship a team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, leading to a hybrid format with later ranges held in Sri Lanka. However, Pakistan did go to India soon after for the 2023 ODI World Cup.
