In a recent development made around the Champions Trophy 2025, PCB has finally agreed to consider the hybrid model. However, their agreement is conditioned with a written, long term provision – a similar option whenever there is an ICC event hosted by India.
Though the speculations continue to grow and the final verdict still remains unclear, reports suggest that PCB has put forward their proposal.
They request for an equal and fair treatment from ICC. ‘A one-sided arrangement is no longer acceptable. It cannot be the case that we continue to travel to India, but they do not visit Pakistan,’ said Mohisn Naqvi in one of his recent statements.
Although BCCI has still not made any official announcement, reports suggest that they are downright rejecting the proposal. In the time frame requested by PCB, India is to host three major men’s international tournaments and a women’s ODI world cup.
While the three of them are to be co-hosted by India along with other countries, they have the sole rights for women’s world cup (reportedly barred by the ICC in response to BCCI restricting their blind women’s team to Pakistan).
There might be a solution for co-hosted tournaments but matches involving India and Pakistan would eventually bring up a similar problem as we are facing with the Champions Trophy.
Therefore, PCB demands a commitment from ICC that if they adopt a hybrid model for Champions Trophy 2025, they want reciprocal provisions in the events scheduled until 2031.
With PCB persistent about their proposal related to the hybrid fusion model and BCCI reluctant from accepting, Champions Trophy 2025 drama continues to grow with no conclusion to be seen.
