Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has proposed three venues – Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi – to the ICC for the Champions Trophy. Pakistan is scheduled to host its first ICC event next year since the 1996 ODI World Cup and the board has sent the initial draft schedule to the ICC. Interestingly, it is still not confirmed whether India will travel to Pakistan for the event.
Notably, the initial schedule also includes matches involving India but for now, it is only with the ICC and according to ESPNCricinfo, it will undergo changes before being shared with the broadcaster and the other boards. The next official meeting of ICC is in July and most probably, things related to India’s stance will get cleared. Meanwhile, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi informed at a press conference in Lahore that ICC’s security team visited Pakistan to overlook at the arrangements and had a meeting with the board officials too.
“We’ve sent the schedule for the…