Poor Pakistan does not have money to organize Champions Trophy! These things will be put on rent

Champions Trophy: The Champions Trophy is to be held in Pakistan in 2025, but the controversy continues regarding it. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has clearly said that it will not send its team to Pakistan, as the political relations between India and Pakistan are not good. The BCCI has also demanded that the tournament be held in some other country instead of Pakistan. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is adamant that the tournament will be held in Pakistan and has also started preparations for it. Meanwhile, a decision of the Pakistan Cricket Board surprised everyone. It seems that they do not have the money to organize the Champions Trophy.

Lights will be installed on rent

The PCB has planned to install new flood lights in the stadiums of Lahore and Karachi. These lights will be installed on rent so that there can be better lighting during the tournament. Apart from this, the PCB has also decided to install flood lights on rent in the stadiums of Quetta, Abbottabad and Peshawar, so that domestic season matches can be played in summer. The existing lights of Karachi will be sent to Quetta and Lahore to Rawalpindi. PCB has also started the tender process for these new lights. Pakistan is using hired equipment for such a big tournament. This makes it clear that they do not have the money, but they still have to organize the ICC tournament.

Will the entire Champions Trophy be played in Pakistan?

However, a big question in this whole matter is whether the Champions Trophy will actually be held in Pakistan or not. The situation of this dispute is quite similar to the last Asia Cup, where BCCI refused to send its team to Pakistan. At that time also BCCI was firm on its demand and finally the tournament was organized under the joint hosting of Sri Lanka and Pakistan. This time also BCCI is demanding to organize the Champions Trophy outside Pakistan.

In this entire situation, there seems to be little hope of any agreement between the two countries. While BCCI is firm on its demand, PCB is also busy preparing its stadiums. If no agreement is reached between the two parties, it will be interesting to see how the organisation and venue of the Champions Trophy will be decided in the future.