Just hours after PCB accepted BCCI and ICC's demand, Akhtar also claimed the hybrid model for the Champions Trophy was already agreed upon. He urged Pakistan to maintain cordial cricketing relations with India. This claim came before it was revealed that PCB had already consented to this model well in advance.

The BCCI are refusing to accept PCB's demand that all future ICC tournaments in India are also held with a 'hybrid' model if it is implemented for Champions Trophy 2025.

There are no security threats to visiting teams in India and the tit-for-tat kind of "demand" from PCB can't be acceptable as India is set to host the 2029 Champions Trophy and co-host the 2026 T20 World Cup jointly with Sri Lanka,

There seems to be no middle ground between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over ICC Champions Trophy. In the latest development, the BCCI has decided against accepting PCB’s demand of not playing their matches in India during ICC events.

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Pakistan hopes it will get a fair deal on “equality” when the International Cricket Council virtually meets on Friday to finalize details for next year’s Champions Trophy.

Pakistan is preparing to host the ICC Champions Trophy in early 2025, marking its first ICC event in decades. However, the tournament’s schedule remains uncertain due to Indias

Shah, the son of India's Home Minister Amit Shah, will have his task cut out as the ICC looks to find an acceptable solution to implement the 'Hybrid Model' for the Champions Trophy originally scheduled in Pakistan.