PCB wants long-term solution as chances of hybrid model for CT increase

AMID the ongoing impasse on the 2025 Champions Trophy, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi spoke to a few reporters after an U19 Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Saturday.

- FIROZ MIRZA

Once again, Naqvi, who is also a federal minister for interior in Pakistan, said the new formula to resolve the issue will definitely not be a hybrid model and it be based on equal terms.

The International Cricket Board executive board met briefly on Friday to finalize the schedule of the Champions Trophy with Naqvi attending the meeting in person. BCCI secretary Jay Shah attended the meeting online. It is learnt that both boards—BCCI and PCB—have been asked by the ICC executive board to discuss the issue between themselves and come up with a solution.

"It was a brief meeting and lasted for around 10 to 15 minutes only. The BCCI and PCB were asked to discuss things and apprise the formula agreeable to both in the next 24 to 48 hours. Once they convey their decisions, the ICC board will meet again to finalize the schedule of the tournament," an ICC board member, who attended the meeting, told this daily. The tournament is slated for February-March next year.