The ICC was scheduled to hold a meeting for the fate of Champions trophy, which got postponed. However the ICC has told the PCB that they have to accept hybrid model for the tournament.
The drama going on with the Champions Trophy is not completely over as the International Cricket Council (ICC) was supposed to hold a board meeting on December 5 to decide the fate of the mega tournament, but has been postponed.
There was a few minute discussion held today though, where the ICC told the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to accept the hybrid model, as it is the only option left for them.
The ICC had scheduled an important meeting on December 5 to address the ongoing issues related to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The meeting was scheduled to begin 3:30 PM UAE time (5 PM IST), where newly appointed chairman Jay Shah presiding the discussions. But with a massive change of events, the ICC decided to postpone it.
Along with that, the PCB was clearly informed that the hybrid model is the only way to commence the upcoming tournament, and advised them to accept it with no additional conditions.
The ICC was initially planning to resolve the issue around the Champions Trophy 2025 by negotiating in this meeting, but the decision has only been pushed away with no official announcement to follow. The previous meeting was called off when the PCB denied to accept the proposal of the hybrid model.
After the previous ICC meetings, PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi has proposed an agreement with the BCCI and the ICC. They proposed that Pakistan would not play any matches in India for the next three years, which also includes the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, the ICC is yet to announce any official statement on Champions Trophy 2025, which is just 77 days away, and the governing body has still not released any schedule of the tournament even though a schedule is given 100 days before an event.
