The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has slotted its staff’s marquee Champions Trophy game towards arch-rivals Bharat in Lahore on March 1 then week however the BCCI is but to provide its consent to the tentative time table, a senior ICC Board member instructed PTI on Wednesday. The match is slated from February 19 to March 9 with March 10 as Hold Presen. It’s understood PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who was once invited to observe the T20 International Cup ultimate in Barbados, submitted a 15-match time table with all of Bharat’s video games saved in Lahore for safety and logistical causes.
“The PCB has submitted the draft of the 15-match ICC Champions Trophy. Seven games in Lahore, three in Karachi and five in Rawalpindi,” an ICC Board member stated.
“The opening match will be held in Karachi with two semifinals in Karachi and Rawalpindi, final in Lahore. All India matches (including semifinal, if the team qualifies) in Lahore,” the supply added.
Bharat were clubbed with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Unutilized Zealand in Staff A. Staff B accommodates Australia, South Africa, England and Afghanistan.
Just lately, ICC head of occasions Chris Tetley met PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi in Islamabad then the arena frame’s safety staff inspected the venues and alternative preparations.
The endmost match that Pakistan hosted was once the Asia Cup in 2023, carried out in a ‘Hybrid Type’ with Bharat enjoying their suits in Sri Lanka as the federal government refused to allow the avid gamers’ go around the border.
“All board chiefs of the ICC Champions Trophy participating countries (minus BCCI) have assured him of their complete support but BCCI will consult its government and update the ICC,” the supply added.
The ICC, on its section, can’t power any Board to exit towards its govt coverage and it is going to be attention-grabbing to look as to when BCCI takes a last name at the subject.
