The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which organized the ICC Champions Trophy under a hybrid model with its own money and monopoly power, has now fallen behind on the opening ceremony and the Captains' Meet.
According to the details, Pakistan is to host the Champions Trophy from February 19. Under the hybrid model, the Indian team will play its matches in Dubai, one of the semi-finals will also be held there. If the Blue Shirts reach the final, the match will be held in Dubai.
India first stubbornly moved its matches to Dubai and now it has fallen behind in holding the Champions Trophy inauguration and the captains' trophy shoot and press conference in Pakistan.
Indian media outlets have started reporting from sources that there is no possibility of Indian captain Rohit Sharma going to Pakistan for the opening ceremony and captains' meet.
Media reports say that when new board secretary Devajit Saikia was asked about Rohit Sharma's visit to Pakistan, he said that we have not received any such proposal, nor has anything like this been part of the discussions with the ICC.
Indian board sources said that they would not fulfill the wishes of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) under any circumstances.
The report also states that in the absence of the Indian team, the opening ceremony and the captain's meet will be limited. Interestingly, the ICC chairman is Jay Shah, the son of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah. If the Indian team fails to reach the final, then the deciding match of the Champions Trophy will be held in Lahore. It will be interesting to see whether Jay Shah comes to Pakistan to present the trophy.
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