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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was knowledgeable by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday that India is not going to be travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025. There was quite a lot of chatter surrounding India’s participation within the competitors however the Indian authorities determined to not grant permission to the nationwide facet. Earlier, the BCCI urged a hybrid concept that concerned India enjoying their video games in Dubai but it surely was rejected by the PCB who wished to host all the event in Pakistan. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra stated that Pakistan are guilty for the present state of affairs.
“It has been determined that India will not go to Pakistan, and this isn’t the BCCI’s choice. Let’s make it very, very clear. India’s cricket crew does not resolve the place and when they are going to go once we speak about Pakistan. For the opposite locations. it is tremendous. Nevertheless, if you’re going to Pakistan, it is not the BCCI’s however the Indian authorities’s choice,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
“They’ve communicated that they won’t give the permission to go there. So India are usually not going. In a approach, they (Pakistan) have themselves guilty. Yesterday solely I noticed that there was a bomb blast in a railway station in Quetta, after which no matter Pakistan are concerned in once we speak about India, particularly Kashmir,” he added.
Chopra speculated that if the Champions Trophy goes ahead, India’s matches could also be shifted to a impartial location just like the UAE.
“The final PCB board chief throughout the 2023 ODI World Cup stated ‘dushman mulk ja rahe hum’ (we’re going into the enemy’s territory). Sooner or later, if Pakistan decides to not play towards India, there shall be repercussions. India may even face repercussions if they don’t go to Pakistan, however the sanctions shall be monetary, and the way can the ICC cease India’s cash going to India? Pakistan would not have that sort of leverage. That is the arduous actuality. I really feel it’s completely sure that there shall be no Champions Trophy with out India. Each crew, together with Pakistan, understands this,” Chopra stated.
(With IANS inputs)
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