'Pakistan ki Champions Trophy pe daaka daalne ki koshish'

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) virtual meeting to break the impasse over next year's Champions Trophy ended in a little over 15 minutes on Friday, and the deadlock between India and Pakistan continued. While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) stands by its decision to not travel to Pakistan to play the tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has stuck to its refusal of accepting a hybrid model where India can play all their matches at a neutral venue.

In such a scenario, moving the Champions Trophy out of Pakistan looks to be the likely option, with the tournament going ahead even without Pakistan unless they accept a hybrid model.

However, former Pakistan batter Basit Ali says it's impossible to conduct the tournament without both India and Pakistan part of it.

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"Who won in the meeting -- ICC, BCCI or PCB? And How could the meeting end so quickly?" Basit asked in a video on his YouTube channel.

"Ab pata chalega, Pakistan ko ek kaum bana diya hai BCCI ne (now they will get to know, the Indian board has united Pakistan)...Even those who were against the PCB, they are saying 'Whatever (PCB chairman) Mohsin Naqvi says, we will stick to that," he added.

Another meeting of the ICC Board is expected in the next few day to arrive at a final decision over the tournament scheduled for February 19 to March 9 next year.



"Yeh insaaf nahi hai, ke hamari Champions Trophy pe aap daaka daalne ki bharpoor koshish kar rahe hain (it's not justified that they are trying to rob Pakistan of Champions Trophy hosting)," he said.

The Champions Trophy will be making a return to the ICC calendar after a gap of seven years.

Talking to media about the deadlock, BCCI's vice-president Rajeev Shukla said, "Talks are on with the Pakistan board. The ICC is trying its best. Our position is very clear; whatever our government will tells us, we will do that."