The International Cricket Council has informed Pakistan that India declined to play any Champions Trophy games in Pakistan next year, a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesperson confirmed. The PCB has forwarded the ICC’s e-mail to the government of Pakistan for further advice.
ISLAMABAD — The International Cricket Council informed Pakistan that India has declined to play any Champions Trophy games in the country next year, a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesperson confirmed on Sunday.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said last Friday that he was not prepared to accept a shared hosting model and added that “no discussion” of any such proposal has taken place. Political tensions between the countries have led to the India team avoiding travel to Pakistan since 2008 and the two have tended to only compete together in multi-nation tournaments, including ICC World Cups. Pakistan also traveled to India in 2012 for a bilateral ODI series.McSweeney named to open for Australia against India in 1st test
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