Pakistan is hosting the Champions Trophy, but BCCI has refused to send Team India there. Since this decision, there is a controversy regarding the venue and timing of the tournament. To solve this, ICC has taken a big step and has organized a meeting on Friday 29th November i.e. today. In this meeting the ongoing dispute between the two boards will be discussed and a solution to the problem will be found. But before this, Pakistan's veteran cricketer Shahid Afridi has made a big attack on the Indian Cricket Board.

Shahid Afridi made these allegations

Shahid Afridi has vented his anger on BCCI and alleged that the Indian board is trying to mix sports and politics together. Because of this, international cricket has reached a worrying situation. Afridi also supported the Pakistan Cricket Board's decision against the hybrid model. He said that 'I fully support the PCB's stand regarding the hybrid model.' According to him, despite the security problem, Pakistan cricket team visited India 5 times after the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai. Afridi urged the ICC and its board to use their power by treating directors as equals.

By intertwining politics with sports, the BCCI has placed international cricket in a precarious position. Fully support the PCB's stance against the hybrid model – especially since Pakistan (despite security concerns) has toured India five times, including a bilateral white-ball pic.twitter.com/Xl4YBhCWuB

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 28, 2024

What did PCB say before the meeting?

According to Pakistani media reports, PCB is ready to conduct the Champions Trophy without India. According to a PTI report, he has already told the ICC before the meeting that he will not accept the hybrid model. It has also been advised that some other option should be found to organize the Champions Trophy. Apart from this, he has demanded in writing that the Indian team is not allowed to play in Pakistan. The source said, under ICC rules, if a team says that its government is not allowing it to play in another country on any grounds, then the board will have to submit instructions from its government in writing, which we have not seen yet. Are.

These 3 ideas will be discussed in the meeting

Three options can be considered in the ICC meeting regarding holding the Champions Trophy. Its first option is the hybrid model, under which the matches of all the teams except Team India will be played in Pakistan. In the second option, the tournament will be played completely outside Pakistan and there is talk of shifting it. However, even during this period the hosting rights will remain with PCB. The third and last option is that the entire tournament be played in Pakistan, but India will not be a part of it.