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ISLAMABAD: India has decided not to send its men’s cricket team to Pakistan for next year’s Champions Trophy due to security concerns and requested a neutral venue, Indian media reported on Friday.
According to The Times of India, citing sources, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has formally communicated to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that Men in Blue won’t travel for next year’s Champions Trophy across the border.
The BCCI wants India’s matches to be held at a neutral venue and Dubai is the strong candidate to host the fixtures involving India, the publication quoted a source as saying.
Sources within BCCI told The Indian Express, “This has been our stance and there is no reason to change that. We have written to them and asked them to shift our games to Dubai.”
However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi refutes Indian media claims.
Addressing the journalist in Lahore, Naqvi said that BBCI has not formally informed the Pakistan Cricket Board of its concerns and requested for a hybrid model.
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