“Very Slim Probabilities”: Ex-Pakistan Board Chief’s Blunt Admission On India Travelling For Champions Trophy

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Khalid Mahmood believes India is not going to journey to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy early subsequent yr. “They’re very very slim possibilities they are going to comply with play in Pakistan,” Mahmood, who’s a retired senior bureaucrat, stated. He, nevertheless, stated that if India does not go to Pakistan, it could be a non-profitable deal for PCB and the ICC.

“India is the richest cricket board and carries plenty of clout. If they do not ship their staff to Pakistan I foresee even international locations like Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh following their path,” Mahmood stated.

“This is able to mainly cut back the Champions Trophy right into a enterprise the place revenues will take successful, bills will develop and income would fall,” Mahmood, who twice went to India in 1989 and 1999 as Pakistan’s junior and senior staff supervisor, stated.

Mahmood stated that PCB ought to simply comply with their coverage of not mixing sports activities and politics.

“Look the factor is at this degree you possibly can solely foyer and attempt to persuade different boards to be in your facet. India has an excessive amount of clout within the ICC it could do no good for Pakistan to undertake a tit for tat technique.” “Factor is when the BCCI says it could actually’t ship its staff and can play its matches exterior Pakistan, it does cut back the aim for Pakistan of internet hosting an ICC occasion,” he added.

The Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held from February 19 to March 9 subsequent yr.