[Report] ICC approves the hybrid model for the Champions Trophy 2025 following an agreement between the PCB and BCCI [Post Updated #4739]

[Hawkeye]

Now what’s the drama surrounding the opening ceremony?

Is Indian team coming or not?

What the IND media is saying?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Now what’s the drama surrounding the opening ceremony?

Is Indian team coming or not?

What the IND media is saying?

All captain come in the opening ceremony. That is what is going on...Rohit might come but it seems far from reality atm

 

[DeadlyVenom]

After a poor tour of Australia Rohit will also leave Pakistan without scoring a run.

 

[Devadwal]

If Rohit can go...why couldn't we send our team and simply play there man?

I am sick of watching matches in low and slow Dubai pitches. Give me a Lahore type batting track any day. I am sure even Indian batters would love to bat there.

@Devadwal bro..we missed a golden opportunity.

No one is going anywhere .just some opinion which is spread across the border .

Yes indian player's would have love to bat on The Pakistan road but UAE is not a bad options for ODI cricket and we beat them there twice.

 

[Devadwal]

After a poor tour of Australia Rohit will also leave Pakistan without scoring a run.

If he goes to Pakistan than Pakistan can take him along with Kohli as we don't need them anymore

 

[adi_62941]

Imagine if ICC moves opening ceremony to UAE.

 

[adi_62941]

ICC, BCCI and PCB are making mockery of this ICC event.

 

[Devadwal]

Imagine if ICC moves opening ceremony to UAE.

Why they even needs a opening ceremony . when was the last time a opening ceremony happened for a ICC tournaments??

 

[adi_62941]

Why they even needs a opening ceremony . when was the last time a opening ceremony happened for a ICC tournaments??

whatever it is, Pakistan is very weak in hosting management. The ceremony will have local singers singing Pakistan Zindabad. Please NOO

 

[emranabbas]

Indians at it again. spreading fake news champions trophy will be shifted to UAE.

don't understand the obsession

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[RexRex]

It looks like Pakistan is in a race against time to get the venues ready despite having 4 years to prepare. Pathetic.

It's prudent for the ICC to shift the tournament to the UAE.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

It looks like Pakistan is in a race against time to get the venues ready despite having 4 years to prepare. Pathetic.

It's prudent for the ICC to shift the tournament to the UAE.

4 years? The ICC gave them 70 million $ back in July.

That’s when PCB started to work on their stadiums.

 

[RexRex]

4 years? The ICC gave them 70 million $ back in July.

That’s when PCB started to work on their stadiums.

Why did they wait for ICC money ? A national cricket board can't even maintain a cricket stadium on their own ?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Why did they wait for ICC money ? A national cricket board can't even maintain a cricket stadium on their own ?

what was the budget for then?

 

[RexRex]

what was the budget for then?

It will likely be siphoned off..

 

[YousafTheBeast]

It will likely be siphoned off..

Not the point, the ICC gave PCB what 6-7 months to upgrade the stadiums to the standard required to host a major tournament.

The 70 mil could’ve been given earlier.

 

[emranabbas]

Not the point, the ICC gave PCB what 6-7 months to upgrade the stadiums to the standard required to host a major tournament.

The 70 mil could’ve been given earlier.

Let’s not forget all the commotion the Indians caused at the last minute, which wasted a lot of time. However, hopefully, everything will be completed before the end of the month.

 

[Devadwal]

4 years? The ICC gave them 70 million $ back in July.

That’s when PCB started to work on their stadiums.

Do you even know that what's was the purpose of 70 millions $ given to Pakistan for hosting the champion trophy ?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Not the point, the ICC gave PCB what 6-7 months to upgrade the stadiums to the standard required to host a major tournament.

The 70 mil could’ve been given earlier.

Why do you always need handouts to start the work?

Isn't PCB supposed to have good international cricket stadiums?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Do you even know that what's was the purpose of 70 millions $ given to Pakistan for hosting the champion trophy ?

No, I don’t know. Why don’t you tell us.

 

[Devadwal]

No, I don’t know. Why don’t you tell us.

Event Budget: $70m (includes prize money, team logistics, and broadcast costs), jointly managed by the PCB and ICC.
Event Hosting Fee: $6m, which also covers event insurance ($1.5m).

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Why do you always need handouts to start the work?

Isn't PCB supposed to have good international cricket stadiums?

Why would you expect a board that was banned from hosting games in their own country for almost 10 years to be financially stable?

Who said PCB is supposed to have good stadiums?

When was the last time PCB hosted a major event?

Why would you assume that PCB has the money to upgrade their stadiums to a standard that’s required to host an ICC tournament?

Some of the Indians need to chill out, we all saw how Potato Head Shah managed the World Cup 2 years ago.

It’s the first time we’re hosting a tournament after years, it’s been what 7-8 years since we got international cricket back home and you expect us to have stadiums fully upgraded.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Event Budget: $70m (includes prize money, team logistics, and broadcast costs), jointly managed by the PCB and ICC.
Event Hosting Fee: $6m, which also covers event insurance ($1.5m).

And all that equals to 70 million?

 

[Devadwal]

And all that equals to 70 million?

Read again and again untill you understand .

There is a word- event hosting fee

 

[YousafTheBeast]

like BVB said, Indian fans shouldn’t worry about how PCB manages the event, as if you’ll be travelling to the matches in Pakistan.

Worry about the hostels in Sharjah.

 

[Devadwal]

$70mn for the stadium upgradation

 

[YousafTheBeast]

$70mn for the stadium upgradation

Did I say that PCB used ALL of the budget given to them to upgrade the stadiums?

Think you’re the one that needs to read again

 

[FearlessRoar]

Tanvir Ahmed, speaking on a local sports channel:

"If Rohit Sharma comes to Pakistan, the whole world will point fingers and say, 'If Rohit Sharma can come, why didn’t you send the team?'"

"Why are you dragging this out for so long? Is the game still going on?"

"If he doesn’t come, you could still take a photo without Rohit Sharma. It would create quite an interesting situation."

"If Rohit Sharma isn’t in the photo, but the ceremony takes place, and India doesn’t make it to the semi-finals, that photo will become very significant."

 

[Rajdeep]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1881328896806944927

@Rajdeep @Bhaijaan @Hitman @cricketjoshila @jnaveen1980 @Vikram1989

They did the same during Asia cup as well. So will other teams jersey will have Pakistan written on it?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

India-Pakistan game in Dubai 'makes a farce' of Champions Trophy, Agnew says

When Pakistan takes on India in their blockbuster Champions Trophy clash tonight, the game will be played at a neutral venue, in a move described as farcical by former England Test player and commentator Jonathan Agnew.

Despite Pakistan hosting, India is playing all its games in the 50-over tournament at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.

It comes after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to play in Pakistan as a global cricket tournament returns to the country for the first time since a 2009 terrorist attack against the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.

An agreement was reached last year between the BCCI, International Cricket Council (ICC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) do not have to play in the other country at any ICC tournaments through 2027.

That includes this year's men's Champions Trophy and women's Cricket World Cup in August and September, as well as next year's men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Agnew said it was "just not right" that India was getting favourable treatment in the tournament, which would see the giants of world cricket also play their semifinal at the Dubai venue.

"I feel very uncomfortable about the way that India is being treated at the moment," he told ABC Sport.

"I don't see how long this can carry on for? It makes a farce of these tournaments," he added.

Pakistan opened the tournament with a 60-run loss to New Zealand in Karachi on Wednesday, before travelling to Dubai to take on India tonight, then returning to Rawalpindi to take on Bangladesh on Thursday.

Australia is playing its three group matches in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi, while India remains in the UAE, having beaten Bangladesh by six wickets in their first clash.

"How can the home team, hosting its first international tournament for so long, be playing the biggest match of the tournament away from home?" Agnew said.

"It's not right."

Political tensions between Pakistan and India have long bled onto the cricket pitch, especially since Sri Lanka's team was attacked in a terrorist attack in 2009.

Pakistan toured India in 2012/13 but India last travelled to Pakistan for the Asia Cup in 2008. At the 2023 Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan, India played its matches in Sri Lanka.

"It just can't carry on like this," Agnew said.

"[Cricket's] shooting itself in the foot because two of the main teams aren't playing each other purely through politics. It's a great shame."

Pakistan and India now only play against each other in global ICC tournaments, and faced off in the 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the PCB filing an official complaint with the ICC after the game "regarding inappropriate conduct targeted at the Pakistan squad" from the crowd.

Ahead of their headline-grabbing clash in Dubai, former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said he hoped his former team "take a stand and teach them a lesson".

"[The BCCI's] tantrums just don't end. … Children here [in Pakistan] want to see Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. Every child here wants to see them in action, but their tantrums just don't end," he told Pakistan's 24 Digital Channel.

"I don't know in which world they are living in and what they want to achieve."

Ironically, the 2025 Champions Trophy is the first ICC event hosted by Pakistan since co-hosting the 1996 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka.

India's refusal to go to Pakistan denies fans Ashes-like cricket rivalry

India's refusal to travel to host nation Pakistan means the blockbuster clash of the group stage will be played tonight at a neutral venue in Dubai, making a mockery of the Champions Trophy, according to former England Test player Jonathan Agnew.

www.abc.net.au

 

[emranabbas]

Naqvi struck a good deal we kept the tournament in the country except the India matches

India have been stripped from hosting whole tournament of Asia cup 2025

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Naqvi struck a good deal we kept the tournament in the country except the India matches

India have been stripped from hosting whole tournament of Asia cup 2025

Is this true? @Rajdeep

 

[saimayubera]

Naqvi struck a good deal we kept the tournament in the country except the India matches

India have been stripped from hosting whole tournament of Asia cup 2025

Naah India never hosts Asia Cups anyway.

 

[emranabbas]

Naah India never hosts Asia Cups anyway.

You can't spin this one this time its all on paper

'Is India no longer a superpower?': Vikrant Gupta loses it at BCCI after Asia Cup shifted to UAE

Prominent Indian sports journalist Vikrant Gupta has criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after it was announced that Asia Cup 2025 will be held in the United Arab Emirates under India’s official hosting rights.

thecurrent.pk

Asia Cup 2025 set to be moved to UAE from India, to be played in T20 format in September

Asia Cup 2025 has been moved from India to the UAE and will be played in the T20 format in September. India and Pakistan are set for multiple clashes in the tournament, which features eight teams and 19 matches.

www.mykhel.com

 

[saimayubera]

You can't spin this one this time its all on paper

'Is India no longer a superpower?': Vikrant Gupta loses it at BCCI after Asia Cup shifted to UAE

Prominent Indian sports journalist Vikrant Gupta has criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after it was announced that Asia Cup 2025 will be held in the United Arab Emirates under India’s official hosting rights.

thecurrent.pk

Asia Cup 2025 set to be moved to UAE from India, to be played in T20 format in September

Asia Cup 2025 has been moved from India to the UAE and will be played in the T20 format in September. India and Pakistan are set for multiple clashes in the tournament, which features eight teams and 19 matches.

www.mykhel.com

Same thing happened in 2018.

Get a WC out brother, then we'll talk.