Conflict between India and Pakistan escalates, PCB now preparing to take BCCI to court!

Champions Trophy: The dispute between India and Pakistan over the organization of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is now getting deeper. There was already doubt about the participation of the Indian cricket team in this tournament to be held in Pakistan, and now the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made it clear that Team India will not go to Pakistan. This stance of BCCI has upset the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and now it is preparing to take legal action on this matter.

BCCI informed ICC

According to reports, the BCCI recently informed the ICC that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan. Along with this, the Pakistan Cricket Board has also been informed about this. The BCCI said in its response that permission has not been given by the Government of India to go to Pakistan regarding the security of the Indian team. After this decision, the BCCI has demanded to organize the tournament on a hybrid model, in which the matches of Team India should be held in another country, such as UAE.

Pakistan disagrees on hybrid model

Pakistani media claimed on Sunday, November 10, that the ICC informed the PCB about the BCCI's stance via email. The Pakistan Cricket Board has strongly opposed this and made it clear that it is not ready for the hybrid model. The PCB says that it wants to hold the entire Champions Trophy in Pakistan and has rejected the proposal to play matches in any other country. Earlier, the hybrid model was also resorted to during the Asia Cup last year, when some matches were played in Pakistan, while India's matches were held in Sri Lanka.

Preparation for legal action

After the controversy escalated, the Pakistan Cricket Board is now in the process of seeking legal advice and is also in touch with the Law Ministry of Pakistan. The PCB has also considered taking the matter to the International Court. If this happens, the matter will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), where international matters related to sports are resolved. Apart from this, PCB is also saying that it is also ready to boycott the tournament if the Indian team does not come to Pakistan.

Controversy continuing since last year

The controversy over the Champions Trophy has been going on since last year. When the Pakistani team came to India, the PCB hoped that the Indian team would also come to Pakistan. A few months ago, the Pakistani board had also announced the schedule of the tournament, in which it was proposed that all the matches of the Indian team would be played only in Lahore, so that the security issue could be taken into account. Now, with the escalation of this controversy, there is a possibility of delay in the announcement of the official schedule of the tournament.

This controversy has given rise to another tough competition between Pakistan and India, and now it remains to be seen how the ICC resolves this issue. Organizing this big tournament outside India has become an important issue for both the countries.