Pakistan vs England: PCB likely to prepare a spin-friendly surface for the 3rd Test-Match

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Pakistan vs England: PCB likely to prepare a spin-friendly surface for the 3rd Test-Match

Pakistan vs England: In what proves to be an interesting development, Pakistan’s Cricket Governing-Body, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have planned to prepare are spin-friendly surface for the forthcoming 3rd Test-Match versus England in the city of Rawalpindi. The move is a part of a larger plan to help Pakistan’s spinners perform better and boost the success of the national squad.

A team of national-selectors, including former pacer Aqib Javed, will be visiting the Cricket Stadium of Rawalpindi to meet well-known pitch-curator Tony Hemming. Their motive is to ensure that the the track of Rawalpindi is prepared to provide assistance to the spin bowling duo of Nauman Ali & Sajid Khan, similar to the conditions that proved advantageous for the Green Shirts in the second Test-Match.

Although seam bowlers are thought to benefit more from the surface at the Cricket Stadium of Rawalpindi, the Pakistan Cricket Board is eager to change this belief and take full use of the available home conditions.

Another significant development is that the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Mohsin Naqvi, has given the Men’s National Cricket Team’s selection committee, consisting of five members, total authority to choose the best starting eleven for the third and final Test match of the series.

The ultimate call will be made by the selectors, who will likely confer with captain Shan Masood and head coach Jason Gillespie for Test cricket.

Pakistan secure comfortable victory in the 2nd Test-Match versus England, level the series 1-1


The Shan Masood-led outfit finally ended their really long losing-streak at home, having previously won a Test-Match at home in 2021. The new-faces of the Green Shirts helped their team secure a win after their squad underwent some tough changes following their embarrassing defeat in the opening Test-Match of the series versus England.

29-year-old Kamran Ghulam, who replaced experienced campaigner Babar Azam at the number four spot in the batting-unit, led Pakistan’s batting effort with a 224-ball 118 run inning on his debut, which helped them reach the score of 366 runs on the same worn-out Multan surface as the previous game. The visitors were reduced to 225-6 on day two by Off-break bowler Sajid Khan, who was making his comeback, after England had taken a commanding lead at 211-2 on the second day. Among his victims were Joe Root (34) and Harry Brook (9) in particular.

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Noman Ali and Sajid Khan took 20 wickets to help Pakistan win the 2nd Test-Match versus England | Image: Getty Images

The home team grabbed a commanding 75-run lead as Sajid claimed seven wickets. England had to chase 297 to win on a worn-out and dangerous surface after Pakistan scored 221 in the first innings.
The fourth innings saw England bowled out for 144 runs, giving Pakistan a 152-run victory. Noman Ali, a left-arm spinner, concluded with astounding statistics of 8-46. Throughout the innings, he and Sajid Khan bowled without alteration for 33.3 overs.

Also Read: PAK vs ENG: Updated WTC Points-Table following Pakistan’s win in the 2nd test-match, Pakistan rise to the 8th spot

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3 players Mumbai Indians can target in mega auctions for IPL 2025

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3 players Mumbai Indians can target in mega auctions for IPL 2025

The Mumbai Teams are among the best-credited franchises in the history of the IPL. The Mumbai Indians are the joint most successful franchise in the competition alongside Chennai Super Kings with 5-IPL trophies.

However, unlike their closest rivals, CSK, the Mumbai Indians are not the team with many playoffs, as Mumbai has the highest conversion rate. They have won all of their final appearances except one, which they lost to the Chennai Super Kings.

However, last time around, the Mumbai Indians faced sheer humiliation as they ended their IPL 2024 campaign as the last team on the points table. This was in turn a humiliation for the new skipper, Hardik Pandya, who was brought into the side owing to the huge amount of money used to draft him from the Gujarat Titans.

After a dismaying campaign in the IPL 2024, Mark Boucher, who was brought in as their head coach in 2023, went on to fade his role in the side. Boucher has now been dropped, and Mahela Jayawardene has again been brought back into the side as their head coach.

Jayawardene was their most successful coach, leading them to three IPL titles. The Mumbai Indians have also hinted towards retaining the likes of veteran batter Rohit Sharma alongside the Indian legendary trio of Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah.

Three possible players who might be targets for MI in the mega-auction

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Most Likely Players Mumbai Indians might target for IPL mega-auction (Image Credit: X.com)

3. Liam Livingstone: The English all-rounder who currently sits at the top of the ICC’s rankings for men’s T20I all-rounders, seems to be on the auction list of every possible franchise in the IPL if the Punjab Kings look to release him.

Playing for the Punjab Kings, he pushed himself to rescue the Kings several times they needed. The overseas batter can be a good recruit for the Mumbai Indians since they do not have a heavy back of foreign players. Livingstone can play the role of a big-hitting all-rounder down the order and can add his spin to his quality for the Mumbai Indians.

2. Tristan Stubbs: The South African batter who started off his career in the Indian Premier League as he was first picked up by the Mumbai Indians, though his weak performances found him released after the very first season. He was then picked by the Delhi Capitals in order to set the tone of their middle order in the absence of Harry Brook.

Stubbs since the last IPL has been in the form of his life playing for the Capitals and several other franchise-level teams while also for South Africa internationally. Leaving out Ishan Kishan, he can also be a wicketkeeping choice for the Mumbai Indians.

1. Yuzvendra Chahal: The Mumbai Indians have been a very convincing team, but since Harbhajan Singh, they have never had the likes of an expert spinner on their side. With some speculations suggesting the probable release of IPL’s highest wicket-taking spinner Yuzi Chahal from the Royals side, Mumbai can go all ends to rope in the great leggie. Chahal inclusion in the Mumbai Indians side will add a sense of completeness to their side.

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IND vs NZ: What happens to India’s qualification scenario for the WTC final if India loses the first test against New Zealand?

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IND vs NZ: What happens to India’s qualification scenario for the WTC final if India loses the first test against New Zealand?

IND vs NZ: India, who started their long schedule of 10-test matches with a win against Bangladesh in their home series, next saw New Zealand visiting the Indian subcontinent for the same.

India has not had the finest of starts to the series, as they faced sheer humiliation in having succumbed to a low score of 46, which is the second-lowest ever WTC total score in the history of the game, and both of them have been part of the Indian team’s tally of runs.

The Kiwis batted on the same track as they put on a far better score when first Devon Conway on Day 2 and later Rachin Ravindra the centurion alongside Tim Southee, who batted down the order for a quickfire fifty, led the Blackcaps to a huge 400+ total.

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Rachin Ravindra scores a hundred in debut test in India (Image Credit: News18)


The Indian batters pulled in a better match in the second inning, as skipper Sharma gave the start with a quickfire fifty, followed by Kohli and Sarfaraz’s master partnership to end the day with a respectable 231/3.

However, for India, who are supposed to win at least 5 of their next 8 test matches, nothing would concern them if India loses the first Test against New Zealand. This loss, if it takes place, will not jeopardize India’s WTC chances.

ALSO READ: PAK vs ENG: Updated WTC Points-Table following Pakistan’s win in the 2nd test-match, Pakistan rise to the 8th spot

However, this would be a concern for sure—that India would have been in a better position if they could have clean-swept the New Zealand team under home conditions. With two days left in the test, we still await the match, with India trailing by 125 runs.


With the threat of rain still over the Bengaluru ground, the overcast conditions might prevail again as the match could go in favour of the visiting team, who are very adapted to such conditions. India would still be in the hope of strengthening their scope in the remaining two tests before they enter the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which is supposed to begin in Australia next month.

Women T20 World Cup: Clash of the Titans! The world is set to see a new face as Champions of the Women’s T20 World Cup as South Africa Women and New Zealand Women emerge as finalists

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Women T20 World Cup: Clash of the Titans! The world is set to see a new face as Champions of the Women’s T20 World Cup as South Africa Women and New Zealand Women emerge as finalists

The Women T20 World Cup is being played for its ninth edition, as the UAE turned hosts for the iconic ICC event in women’s cricket. Bangladesh, who were the initial hosts, later moved the tournament to the UAE due to the political unrest in the country.

After weeks of group-stage nurturing, the likes of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and West Indies women made it to the semi-finals of the competition. Likes of Indian women and England women were eliminated in their course to the knockouts.

Afterwards, South African women created history by breaking two records with a single semi-final win, as they broke their record of defeating Australian women for the first time in the history of the tournament. Also, this broke the Aussie Women’s winning streak after 15 years in the competition.


Now, in the second semi-final today at Sharjah, which featured New Zealand women alongside West Indies women, the Kiwi women have advanced to the finals with an 8-run victory over Windies women.


Both these two sides have advanced into the semi-finals before, as they have played the finals as well, just like the last final of the T20 World Cup was featured between Australia Women and South Africa Women.

However, this time around both these teams in the semis have never won the T20 World Cup, and either team winning would see a new team to have won the World Cup, as the world witnesses a new champion.

A brief glimpse of the NZ-W vs. WI-W 2nd Semi-final match

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New Zealand women advance off to the finals (Image Credit: NDTV Sports)

New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine won the toss and elected to bat first on the track, as Suzie Bates, the highest T20 World Cup run scorer, came into bat alongside debutant Plimmer.

The opening stand seemed to be great for New Zealand before the experienced Windies campaigner who turned around retirement to feature in the last probable World Cup left the Blackcap women baffled with her 4-fer.

New Zealand Women could only post a total of 128 runs, which did not seem like a very huge total for the West Indies, who chased down the big score against England before entering the semis.

West Indies Women were very close to entering the finals for another time, while likes of class players Hayley Matthews and Stafanie Taylor could not gather more runs, as Dottin once again started to fill off the match with the bat as she smashed a 33-run striking at 150. NZ’s Wonderwomen, Amelia Kerr once again struck with Dottin’s wicket.

Bates picked the final wicket of the game for New Zealand as they entered the finals; either team winning would create the record in the history of the tournament.

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Virat Kohli becomes the 4th Indian to score 9000 Test runs, slowest to do so till now

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Virat Kohli becomes the 4th Indian to score 9000 Test runs, slowest to do so till now

Virat Kohli: In what proves to be a phenomenal-achievement, legendary Indian Batsman Virat Kohli completed the 9000 runs mark in the longest format of the game. The 35-year-old attained this remarkable achievement during team India’s ongoing 1st test-match versus New Zealand in the city of Bangalore.

With youngster Shubman Gill missing the 1st test due to a neck-injury, the Men in Blue took the brave decision of promoting Kohli to the number three-position. Although the former Indian skipper gave his wicket away cheaply to Will O’Rourke for zero runs in the 1st inning, he rebounded in a strong fashion, slamming a remarkable half-century in the 2nd inning.

Besides rejuvenating with a half-century, Kohli became just the fourth Indian batsman to score 9000 runs in Test-Cricket. This, he joined the legendary-trio of little master Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid, the three other players to have achieved the mile-stone in the five-day format.

Indian Batters To Have Scored The Highest Number of Runs in Test-Cricket

NameInningsRuns
Sachin Tendulkar32915921
Rahul Dravid28413265
Sunil Gavaskar21410122
Virat Kohli1979000
VVS Laxman2258781


Virat Kohli Uses A Brave Knock To Silence His Criticism

Indian fans severely criticized Kohli after he left the field for a duck in the opening inning. But for the umpteenth time, he proved his value in Indian colors by silencing his detractors with this half-century in a challenging circumstance. Regarding the game, India reacted forcefully to New Zealand’s massive first-innings score. Despite Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dismissal for 35 runs, India’s deficit was much reduced by the brilliant half-centuries that Kohli, Rohit, and Sarfaraz Khan smashed. India was 214 for two at the time of writing, with Sarfaraz and Kohli each scoring 62 runs.

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PAK vs ENG: Updated WTC Points-Table following Pakistan’s win in the 2nd test-match, Pakistan rise to the 8th spot

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PAK vs ENG: Updated WTC Points-Table following Pakistan’s win in the 2nd test-match, Pakistan rise to the 8th spot

PAK vs ENG: Shan Masood-led Pakistan finally broke their lengthy losing-streak at home with a comfortable 152-run win over England in the 2nd test-match of the three-match series in the city of Multan on the 18th of October. This win marks the Green Shirt’s first test-victory on home-soil since February 2021 and the first under the captaincy of Shan Masood.

This victory for the Shaheens came after making some major changes in their squad following their heavy-defeat in the opening contest of the series, as Pakistan’s new-faces rose to the occasion.

PAK vs ENG: A brief synopsis of the 2nd Test-match

Debutant batter Kamran Ghulam, turned out to be the start of the Pakistani batting-unit, as he played an important inning of 118 runs in 224, which propelled the home-side to a 1st-inning score of 366 runs on a used Multan pitch.

The Three Lions, in reply, started their inning on a strong note and were comfortably sitting at a score of 211-2 on Day two, with Joe Root and Ben Duckett looking comfortable in the middle.

However, off-break spinner Sajid Khan, making a return to the squad, executed a substantial England batting-collapse. His phenomenal seven-wicket-haul restricted the tourists to a score of 291 runs and allowed the home-team take a valuable lead of 75-runs in the first inning.

In their 2nd inning, the Green Shirts managed to score 221 runs, setting England a difficult total of 297 runs on a declining pitch which had shown signs of major deterioration. The batting-lineup of the Englishmen struggled under-pressure, particularly versus the spinners, who made the ball talk on the Worn pitch of Multan.

Slow left arm orthodox spinner Noman Ali was the architect in chief, as he ended the contest with his test-career’s best figures of 8-46 and him along with Sajid Khan destroyed the Ben Stokes-led team for a mere 144 runs score.

The relentless efforts of the duo of Sajid and Noman helped Shan Masood & company secure an impressive 152- runs win, breaking their joint-longest home Test win drought and boosting their position in the overall standings of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle.

Updated WTC Points-Table following Pakistan’s win

Pakistan, who had managed to secure just two victories in their previous nine contests in the longest format of the game in the current cycle of the WTC, have now moved from the ninth position to the eighth spot, with points-percentage (PCT) of 25.92.

England on the other hand, despite suffering a defeat in the second test-match, continue to remain at the fourth rank in the overall standings, though their PCT has seen a decline from 45.59

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Rishabh Pant likely to step down as Delhi Capitals skipper; this Indian player to emerge as their new captain for IPL 2025

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Rishabh Pant likely to step down as Delhi Capitals skipper; this Indian player to emerge as their new captain for IPL 2025

According to reports made by the Times of India, Indian star wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant will not lead the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025, and they have conveyed their source to be reliable.

The latest reports from the TOI have also mentioned that the new coaching staff on the Delhi Capitals side are considering a new player in the role of a captain. Rishabh Pant might be replaced by the likes of teammate Axar Patel, as he is being considered as the next Capitals skipper.

Not only Axar, but the Delhi Capitals would also be in quest of a new player who can be a reliable captaincy source in the IPL. The auction is supposed to take place at the end of November, in a possible venue like Dubai.


However, Rishabh Pant is all set to be the franchise’s top priority player in their retention list, with the highest slab of retention amount. It is just that the Delhi Capitals leadership group feel that he is much better without the pressure of captaincy. Hence, the new DC management looks to try him over completely as a batter.

Though the Delhi Capitals have been a very convincing side, they last reached the playoffs back in IPL 2021 while the finals of 2020 was their best-ever finish where Shreyas Iyer was the skipper of the Delhi Capitals side. Back then Rishabh Pant was their second-highest scorer in the IPL for the Capitals alongside Shikhar Dhawan.

After having led the Delhi Capitals initially, he missed the 2023 edition of the IPL and returned to the tournament after a horrific accident in 2022. Pant led the Delhi Capitals in the last season when they finished in the sixth position.

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Shreyas Iyer might be considered to be brought back as Delhi Capitals skipper (Image Credit: Hindustan Times)


There also is a possible option if Kolkata Knight Riders are ready to part ways with their IPL title-winning skipper back in 2024. Shreyas Iyer might be returning to the Capitals squad and leading them in the role of a skipper.

The Delhi Capitals have recently named Hamang Badani as their head coach and hence there might be significant changes brought to the Capitals squad. Rightly, Indian World Cup winner, Munaf Patel might be considered for the role of bowling coach as a support staff in the Mumbai Indians camp.

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IND vs NZ Day 3 Weather Forecast, Rain Prediction, and Pitch Report of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

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IND vs NZ Day 3 Weather Forecast, Rain Prediction, and Pitch Report of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

IND vs NZ Day 3: It was pretty hectic Day 2 of India vs New Zealand 1st Test and New Zealand were all over India for the entirety of the day. The Weather was overcast for the whole day and the same is expected today. This post reads the Weather Forecast and Pitch report of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for IND vs NZ Day 3.

Day 1 was fully washed away by rain and the test match had just four days left. India won the toss and opted to bat first. Some experts say this wasn’t a good decision while other pundits are in favor of the call.

New Zealand were fully prepared for any decision and they welcomed the Indian call. Rohit and Jaiswal were troubled right from the first over and Rohit’s struggle ended in the 7th over when Southee bowled him out. India lost the first wicket in 9 runs and then lost another two for just one run.

IND vs NZ: 46 ALL OUT! Danger Looms over the Indian Team at Chinnaswamy: Register second below 50-score by a full-member nation in the history of WTC
NZ pacers wreak havoc at Chinnaswamy under Overcast conditions (Image: Cricketnmore)

Just under 31 overs, the complete Indian innings was wrapped up and India were bowled out for 46- their lowest total at home. New Zealand didn’t struggle much but India definitely missed a couple of chances.

New Zealand at the end of day 2 scored 180 for three wickets. India is having a good morning session so far and hopefully, they will recover the damage today. The rain did interrupt the play yesterday and similar conditions are predicted for today as well by weather.com, let’s take a look at the Weather Forecast and Pitch report of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for IND vs NZ Day 3.

IND vs NZ Day 3 Weather forecast of Bengaluru

IND vs NZ Day 3 Weather forecast of Bengaluru
IND vs NZ Day 3 Weather forecast of Bengaluru

It was an overcast yesterday in Bengaluru! We are having a good weather condition so far but there is rain predicted for the afternoon. Though the drainage system of M. Chinnaswamy is exceptionally good, there might be some stoppage in the play due to rain.

The temperature of the city is expected to hover around 27°C during the day. The rain probability is around 70% in the afternoon session and evening session, which reduces to below 22% during the last hour of the game.

IND vs NZ Day 3 Pitch Report of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

The pitch is a lot drier in comparison to what it was yesterday. Batting is slightly more easier against pacers but now, the spinners have come into the game. The ball is gripping and it is going to be a big challenge for India ahead.

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Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Australia eliminated as South Africa stun them in the 1st semi-final

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Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Australia eliminated as South Africa stun them in the 1st semi-final

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Australia eliminated as South Africa stun them in the 1st semi-final: South Africa secured an easy victory in the 1st semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 versus Australia at the Cricket Stadium of Dubai on Thursday, 17th of October.

Winning the match by a margin of eight-wickets, the Proteas have eliminated the seven-time champions from the competition and have qualified for the final of the tournament.

Kicking off their run-chase of 135 runs, the Laura Wolvaardt-led outfit steered their way towards victory with 16 deliveries and eight wickets in hand.

Opening batter Tazmin Bates (15 runs in 15 balls) was the 1st Proteas batter to get dismissed by the Mighty Australians as her stumps were cleaned up by Annabel Sutherland in the fifth over.

Skipper Wolvaardt led the chase from-the-front as the 25-year-old played a good knock of 42 runs in 37 deliveries which consisted of one maximum and three fours. Despite playing a captain’s knock for South Africa, she too got dismissed in the 15th over but by the time she got out, the match had been sealed by the South Africans.

Interestingly, both of the Protean opening batters fell prey to the bowling brilliance of Annabel Sutherland (2-26).

However, experienced batter Anneke Bosch (74 runs in 48 balls) turned out to be the guiding light for the Laura Wolvaardt-led team as her crucial knock helped her side get over the line.

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South Africa’s Anneke Bosch played a phenomenal knock to help her side defeat Australia in the 1st Semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 | Image: Associated Press

Earlier in the match, the Australians had posted a decent total of 134 runs on the board.

The Laura Wolvaardt-led outfit had won the toss and asked Alyssa Healy & Co to have a bat first but the the defending-champions got off to a really poor start as opener Grace Harris was sent back to the pavilion by Ayabonga Kha ka, providing an early advantage to the Proteas.

Experienced batter Beth Mooney, however, remained at the crease for a long time and tried to stitch partnerships with the likes of Tahlia McGrath (27 runs in 33 deliveries) and Georgia Wareham (5 runs in 9 deliveries). But, the 30-year-old wasn’t able to form a big partnership with either of the players.

The Gujarat Giants captain soon found some support from another experienced batter Ellyse Perry and the two brought some stability to the falling-apart Australian team.

They stitched a partnership of 31 runs in 28 deliveries for the 4th wicket but their stand didn’t last for a long time as Marizanme Kapp ran out Mooney (44 runs in 42 balls).

Following the dismissal of Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield joined Perry in the middle and the two battled their way till the end with Perry getting dismissed on the final delivery of the Australian inning as the seven-time winners posted a score of 134-5 on the board.

Talking about the bowling performance of the Proteas, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka and Mlaba picked up one-wicket each.

Scorecard: ESPNcricinfo

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Champions Trophy 2025: ICC likely to shift the tournament out of Pakistan as India’s participation remains uncertain

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Champions Trophy 2025: ICC likely to shift the tournament out of Pakistan as India’s participation remains uncertain

Champions Trophy 2025: ICC likely to shift the tournament out of Pakistan as India’s participation remains uncertain: Cricket’s governing-body, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly considering changing the venues for next year’s mega event, Champions Trophy 2025 as doubts loom over team India’s participation in the marquee event of next year, which is set to be played in Pakistan.

The Government of India has not given any official confirmation to the Indian Cricket Team regarding travelling to Pakistan for the upcoming tournament.

The uncertainty regarding the participation of India seems to be more serious with Richard Thompson and Richard Gould, chairman and CEO of the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stating that a countless number of alternatives will be considered if the Men in Blue are not given the allowance to travel to Pakistan next year for the Champions Trophy, as reported by India-Today.

The Men in Blue and the Green Shirts last played a bilateral-series versus each other 11 years ago in 2013 when Pakistan came on a tour of India.

Ever since 2008, the two fierce-rivals have faced each other on neutral-venues with Pakistan travelling to India for the 2011 ODI World Cup, 2016 T20 International World Cup and most recently the 2023 ODI World Cup.

With the ever rising tensions between the two nations, India’s Cricket Governing-Body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given a suggestion of hosting the Men in Blue’s Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai, UAE thereby asking for hybrid-model for the 2024 T20 World Cup winners.

Moreover, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering the possibility of exploring three hosting-options for next year’s marquee event, with one of them being letting all of the matches of the tournament take place in Pakistan, as planned.

Champions Trophy 2025: ICC is considering three alternative hosting options for the tournament if India don’t travel to Pakistan

According to some news-reports, the Cricket Governing-Body is considering organising the upcoming edition of the Champions Trophy in a hybrid-model in which Dubai and Pakistan will act as the co-hosts. This model will let India play its matches in the UAE and the semi-finals and the all-important final might also take place in Dubai.

According to India-Today, the final option for the ICC would be to move the entire competition out of Pakistan and host it in either South Africa, Dubai or Sri Lanka.

Reports claim that despite the Pakistan’s Cricket Governing-Body, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) retaining the hosting-rights of the competition, the International Cricket Council is likely to opt for the hybrid-model option or they might end up changing the entire itinerary of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.

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