LAHORE — Amid uncertainty around hosting of the 2025 Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has apprised the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it will only accept a solution that would concur with its stance, sources told Geo News on Saturday. The development comes ahead of another ICC board meeting over the controversy, which […]
NEW DELHI — The International Cricket Council has told Pakistan to either accept the ‘Hybrid’ model of hosting for next year’s Champions Trophy or be prepared to be ousted from the event after the PCB’s adamant stand led to an inconclusive meeting of its executive board on Friday. The emergency meeting in Dubai was meant […]
DUBAI/KARACHI — The emergency meeting of the International Cricket Council’s executive board could not achieve a consensus on the much-awaited Champions Trophy schedule and will reconvene on Saturday after Pakistan once again rejected the ‘Hybrid’ model of hosting the event. The meeting was brief after Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi made it clear that […]
KARACHI — The ICC’s executive board members are trying to convince Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to accept hybrid model for next year’s Champions Trophy on the promise of increased financial incentives, according to sources. The schedule of the tournament is yet to be announced after India informed the global governing body of its inability to […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Sumair Ahmad Syed, Chief Operating Officer of the PCB, as the Tournament Director for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to take place in Pakistan. PCB Chair Mohsin Naqvi: “Sumair is an exceptionally organised professional with a wealth of administrative […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi reiterated on Monday that the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2025 would still be held in the country amid India’s refusal to send its team for the tournament. Pakistan, who won the last edition of the Champions Trophy staged in England in 2017, will host […]
NEW DELHI — With fewer than 100 days left until the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to be hosted in Pakistan, the tournament’s dates and fixtures remain unannounced, adding to the mounting uncertainty surrounding the event. However, sources close to the development have revealed to IANS that the ICC is likely to finalize and announce […]
ISLAMABAD — The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the 2025 Men’s Champions Trophy tour will start in Islamabad on Saturday. The trophy will also be displayed in the city’s famous landmarks like Daman-e-Koh, Faisal Mosque, and the Pakistan Monument, with legendary speedster Shoaib Akhtar marking his presence. The trophy tour is a promotional event […]
ISLAMABAD — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially demanded a written explanation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over its decision to refuse a tour of Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025, sources revealed to Geo News on Friday. The development follows the BCCI verbally informing the ICC of its […]
KARACHI — No country, including India, raised any concerns about the proposed schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan during the ICC Board meeting in Dubai last month, held alongside the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, sources told Geo News. Minutes from the board meeting indicate that the schedule, also approved by ICC […]