Afghanistan cricket staff in motion© AFP
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has received an enormous enhance in its bid to efficiently host the ICC Champions Trophy early subsequent yr after Afghanistan has assured its participation within the match. Afghanistan Cricket Board president Mirwais Ashraf and CEO Naseeb Khan, who have been in Colombo to attend the ICC Annual Board Assembly met with PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi and gave him the peace of mind. “They instructed the chairman that Afghanistan is wanting ahead to sending its staff to Pakistan since they’re taking part within the Champions Trophy for the primary time,” a PCB stated.
“They gave the peace of mind after speculations about some nations following India’s path if the BCCI decides to not ship its staff to Pakistan for the occasion,” he stated.
The final notion in Pakistan is that due to its monetary clout and affect, the BCCI can simply sway different boards of the area, together with Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to comply with its path.
A former PCB chairman Khalid Mehmood lately in an interview claimed that if India did not ship its staff to Pakistan, one can count on groups like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to tow the road and insisted on taking part in the competitors at another venue.
However throughout the assembly in Colombo, the ACB officers assured Naqvi of Afghanistan’s participation within the 2025 Champions Trophy, which Pakistan will host in February and March.
The Champions Trophy is the primary main ICC occasion scheduled in Pakistan, since collectively internet hosting the 1996 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka.
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