The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to sign the Champions Trophy 2025 hosting rights agreements with it, news agency PTI reported on Sunday. The board told the global body that it should be compensated if India refuse to travel to the country citing security reasons.
India have not travelled to Pakistan for a bilateral series since 2008 due to geopolitical and security reasons. Team India also did not travel to the neighbouring country for the Asia Cup 2023, which was later held in hybrid mode with India matches in Sri Lanka.
While the ICC has marked Pakistan as the host of the tournament, it is yet to sign the hosting agreement with PCB, the news agency reported citing sources.
According to the report, PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf and COO Salman Naseer met the ICC executive board in Ahmedabad to discuss the hosting of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February-March, 2025.
“Pakistani officials discussed the probability of the…