“Will do the best, definitely not a hybrid formula”: PCB chairman Naqvi on future of Champions Trophy

Dubai (UAE), : With uncertainty looming over the future of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that hosting the tournament in a hybrid model was “definitely not the formula”, but if a new way forward If found, this will be the case of an “equal”.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India made it clear that it will not travel to Pakistan for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. On the other hand, the PCB was determined to host the entire tournament in Pakistan.

On Friday, the International Cricket Council held an all-member meeting to decide the fate of the Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan next year.

On Saturday, Naqvi maintained Pakistan’s stance and rejected the idea of ​​organizing the tournament in a hybrid model but suggested a new formula could be developed.

“We will do what is best for cricket. It is definitely not a hybrid formula, but if a new formula is developed, it will be equivalent,” Naqvi told reporters, quoted from a video posted on X by PCB Media.

“We will not allow unilateral decisions (…), decisions should be made on the basis of equality,” he added.

Due to strained political relations between the two nations, India has not toured Pakistan since 2008, when the country took part in the Asian Cup. The two arch-rivals last played a white-ball-only bilateral series in India in 2012/13. After that, India and Pakistan mainly faced each other in ICC tournaments and Asia Cups.

On Friday, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal quoted the BCCI’s statement on “security concerns”. During the press conference, Jaiswal stated that it was “unlikely” for the Indian team to cross the border to play in Pakistan.

Notably, Pakistan traveled to India for the 2016 World Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup. Naqvi stressed that both nations should be treated equally under the same rules.

“It is not acceptable for one-sided things to happen. Every time Pakistan cannot play in India, we comply. Both nations must be treated equally under the same rules,” Naqvi said.

On Saturday, PCB contacted

“Discussion of important issues related to the organization of the Champions Trophy tournament,” PCB wrote on X.

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