BCCI, PCB set to clash over Champions Trophy at ICC tournament in Colombo
MUMBAI: The series of meetings of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to be held in Colombo from July 19-22 is expected to be interesting as India are likely to declare their inability to take part in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February next year citing lack of permission from the government.
TOI has learnt that BCCI secretary general Jay Shah will leave for Colombo on Thursday for the conference which will conclude with the annual general meeting on July 22.
Though the agenda for the AGM, a copy of which is with TOI, does not mention any discussion on the issue, the thorny issue is likely to be taken up under the category of “other matters” by both the Indian and Pakistan governing boards, which will be headed by Pakistan Cricket Board president Mohsin Naqvi.
The Champions Trophy will be played from February 19 to March 9. As per the schedule proposed by the PCB, India will play all three league matches in Lahore (February 20 vs Bangladesh, February 23 vs New Zealand and March 1 vs Pakistan). The semi-finals will be held in Karachi (March 5) and Rawalpindi (March 6) while the final will be held in Lahore on March 9.
However, if India refuses to host the tournament in Pakistan, the ICC may be forced to consider the possibility of a hybrid format, with India playing the matches in the UAE or Sri Lanka, in which case the PCB is also likely to have a strong reaction.
The BCCI secretary general is also likely to attend the India vs Pakistan Women’s Asia Cup match in Dambulla on Friday.
SKY or Hardik? The suspense continues.
Meanwhile, the suspense over whether Hardik Pandya or Suriya Kumar Yadav will be India’s next T20 captain will continue for another day with the Indian team selection likely to be made on Thursday.
During an online meeting on Tuesday, new head coach Gautam Gambhir and the selectors are learnt to have discussed several things regarding Indian cricket, including the need to give Surya, the world’s second-ranked T20 batsman, the permanent T20 captaincy given Hardik’s injury-proneness, as reported by TOI on Wednesday.
However, no final decision was taken on the matter.
MUMBAI: The series of meetings of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to be held in Colombo from July 19-22 is expected to be interesting as India are likely to declare their inability to take part in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February next year citing lack of permission from the government.
TOI has learnt that BCCI secretary general Jay Shah will leave for Colombo on Thursday for the conference which will conclude with the annual general meeting on July 22.
Though the agenda for the AGM, a copy of which is with TOI, does not mention any discussion on the issue, the thorny issue is likely to be taken up under the category of “other matters” by both the Indian and Pakistan governing boards, which will be headed by Pakistan Cricket Board president Mohsin Naqvi.
The Champions Trophy will be played from February 19 to March 9. As per the schedule proposed by the PCB, India will play all three league matches in Lahore (February 20 vs Bangladesh, February 23 vs New Zealand and March 1 vs Pakistan). The semi-finals will be held in Karachi (March 5) and Rawalpindi (March 6) while the final will be held in Lahore on March 9.
However, if India refuses to host the tournament in Pakistan, the ICC may be forced to consider the possibility of a hybrid format, with India playing the matches in the UAE or Sri Lanka, in which case the PCB is also likely to have a strong reaction.
The BCCI secretary general is also likely to attend the India vs Pakistan Women’s Asia Cup match in Dambulla on Friday.
SKY or Hardik? The suspense continues.
Meanwhile, the suspense over whether Hardik Pandya or Suriya Kumar Yadav will be India’s next T20 captain will continue for another day with the Indian team selection likely to be made on Thursday.
During an online meeting on Tuesday, new head coach Gautam Gambhir and the selectors are learnt to have discussed several things regarding Indian cricket, including the need to give Surya, the world’s second-ranked T20 batsman, the permanent T20 captaincy given Hardik’s injury-proneness, as reported by TOI on Wednesday.
However, no final decision was taken on the matter.
