In the recent news related to the controversies of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the Indian Cricket Board has rejected the proposed fusion formula by PCB.
With India’s continuous refusal to travel to Pakistan, PCB had finally agreed to adopt a hybrid model, shifting matches that included India to a neutral venue.
However, their agreement came with the demand to shift all the upcoming ICC tournaments hosted by India to a hybrid model. They emphasize fair treatment stating that they won’t be travelling to India as well.
While things seemingly began to look under control and the hopes for a Champions Trophy rose, BCCI made a shocking announcement. They have rejected the hybrid model for upcoming tournaments.
According to them, India has no threats to security and has been hosting successful events for several years. Therefore, the demand of PCB to shift the upcoming events to neutral venues is not valid or acceptable.
In the chaos of all these back-and-forth demands and rejections, India has reportedly lost their hosting rights for the Blind Women’s T20 World Cup.
It has been reported that this decision was made by ICC as a response to India’s refusal to send their team to Pakistan for the Blind Women’s Cricket World Cup.
ICC has seemingly decided to ban both countries from hosting any multi-nation events to avoid disputes. The tournaments scheduled in either India or Pakistan would be shifted to neutral venues to counterfeit the challenges related to visa and travelling.
With no official statements or schedule released regarding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, there is a lot of confusion among fans and enthusiasts.
The tournament has been under turmoil ever since the hosting rights were awarded to Pakistan, given the political and logistical disputes between the two leading nations in the world of cricket.
With just 3 months before the event is scheduled, there has been no final decision made about the venue. Fans and cricket enthusiasts can only pray that they get to witness the finest display of cricket by their favourite players in the most prestigious cricketing tournament amid these controversies.