For Champions Trophy, ICC’s Plan B If BCCI Refuses To Send Team India To Pakistan
Over the fate of the ICC Champions Trophy, there continues to remain a deadlock, with the Pakistan Cricket Board keen to host the entire tournament at home while the Board of Control for Cricket in India is refusing to send their team across the border. The Indian board wants its matches to be held either in the UAE or Sri Lanka; Pakistan has shared the proposal of hosting all of India’s matches in Lahore. While no resolution has been reached till now, the ICC has reportedly prepared a Plan B in a case where the Indian team doesn’t come to Pakistan at all.
As per a report, the Chief Executives Committee approval note says, “PCB has signed a host agreement and has worked with management to draft an event budget, which is submitted to F&CA for approval. Management has also approved an estimate of the increase in the cost of staging the event if it is necessary to play some matches outside Pakistan.”
“A planning meeting and inspection of proposed match venues took place in Pakistan in March 2024. A significant amount of renovation work is underway in all three venues to upgrade facilities," the note further read.