PCB in a tricky position after ICC told India won’t travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy

The drama surrounding the Champions Trophy continues; it is now said that the tournament will be held in a hybrid model.

Basit Ali, a former Pakistan cricketer, asserted that India should lose two points if the tournament is played in a hybrid model. The Pakistan cricket team has been advised not to participate in the Champions Trophy if the tournament moves out of the country. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in a tricky position after the ICC told India it won’t be traveling to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy next year.

Speculations are that the Champions Trophy tournament will be held in a hybrid model.

The PCB has already begun preparations for the mega ICC event, as the stadium’s renovation began months ago, but now speculations are rife that the tournament will be held in a hybrid model. Pakistan’s cricket fraternity has strongly reacted to India’s decision, as Basit Ali, a former Pakistan cricketer, has asserted that India should lose two points if the tournament is played in a hybrid model.

Basit Ali says, “Give Pakistan two points.”

On his YouTube channel, Basit Ali said, “Do you remember that in the 1996 World Cup, Sri Lanka got 2-2 points after West Indies and Australia did not go. Try to put India and Pakistan in different pools; the ICC will refuse. Pakistan and India are always in the same pool because of money. If there is a hybrid model and India don’t visit Pakistan, give Pakistan two points. It has happened before, too, so try it now.”

“Try to ban Pakistan if you have the courage.”

Basit Ali said, “Pakistan should play all their matches in Pakistan. It is as simple as that. Pakistan should not participate if the Champions Trophy is taken from them and conducted in some other country. People are saying that the ICC will ban Pakistan if they don’t participate. Try to ban Pakistan if you have the courage. Everyone will lose their sleep.”