File photo of India captain Rohit Sharma and Pakistan’s Babar Azam.© AFP
Team India may not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year and the venue may be shifted or a hybrid model may be used, BCCI sources told IANS on Tuesday. He said a bilateral series with the neighbors is “unlikely” in the near future. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Monday reportedly said that they would consider a bilateral series with India if they send their team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. However, sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, “Forget bilateral series… Team India may not even tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. There may be a change in the venue, there is also a hybrid model. ” possible.”
“The Indian board will need permission from the government for the travel, currently our relations with Pakistan are also not good,” sources told IANS. “Government order/bilateral series, I don’t see in the near future, it is almost impossible.”
India and Pakistan last played a bilateral limited overs series in 2012–13, when Pakistan toured India.
Last year, India had refused to send its team to play the Asia Cup in Pakistan and ultimately, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) had to adopt a hybrid model for the event, with most of the matches being held in Sri Lanka. was divided. ,
India and Pakistan play only during ICC and continental events.
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