In a big growth forward of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Staff India captain Rohit Sharma might not attend the pre-tournament photoshoot and press convention in Pakistan.
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that Rohit Sharma is not going to journey to Pakistan for the occasion’s opening ceremony.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to happen from February 19 to March 9 in Pakistan and the UAE. Matches in Pakistan will likely be held in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi, whereas India will play all their video games in Dubai, together with the ultimate in the event that they qualify. India and Pakistan will face off on February 23 in Dubai.
BCCI Confirms Rohit Sharma Will Not Journey to Pakistan for Photoshoot
The host nation usually arranges a key occasion with all collaborating staff captains. This features a photoshoot and press convention the place the captains share their ideas on the upcoming competitors. For the Champions Trophy, all eight captains, together with Rohit Sharma, have been anticipated to attend this occasion.
In keeping with a report by Occasions of India, the BCCI revealed that the board has requested the ICC to maneuver these occasions, that are set to happen simply earlier than the match begins, from Pakistan to Dubai.
“ICC has already accommodated India’s request to not schedule its CT matches in Pakistan, so these are minor points,” the supply instructed TOI on Tuesday.
Rohit Sharma’s India Does not Need Pakistan’s Title on Its Jerseys
The BCCI additionally instructed its gamers to not put on jerseys with Pakistan’s title on them. The PCB is sad with the BCCI’s actions and is searching for intervention from the ICC. A PCB official expressed considerations, accusing the BCCI of bringing politics into cricket and including that the ICC wouldn’t enable this.
“The BCCI is bringing politics into cricket, which isn’t in any respect good for the sport. They refused to journey to Pakistan. They do not wish to ship their captain (to Pakistan) for the opening ceremony. Now there are experiences that they do not need the host nation’s (Pakistan) title printed on their jerseys. We imagine that the world governing physique (ICC) is not going to let this occur and assist Pakistan,” a PCB official instructed IANS on situation of anonymity.
India Positioned in Group A Alongside Pakistan for Champions Trophy
In the course of the 2022 Asia Cup, India and Pakistan wore jerseys that featured “Sri Lanka” on them, because the match was held within the UAE resulting from Sri Lanka’s financial disaster. Nevertheless, within the 2023 version, the host nation (Pakistan) was not included on the jerseys, because the occasion was performed beneath the hybrid mannequin.
For the upcoming Champions Trophy, India is positioned in Group A alongside Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand. India will start their marketing campaign with a match in opposition to Bangladesh on February 20. India was the runner-up within the 2017 Champions Trophy, dropping to Pakistan by 180 runs within the ultimate match.
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