Pakistan batsman suggests bizarre idea to host India matches

ICC has recently approved a hybrid model for the upcoming Champions Trophy next year after Indian cricket team expressed its willingness not to travel to Pakistan.

The model has also been accepted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

As per ICC, matches between India and Pakistan, when hosted by either country, at ICC events during the 2024-27 rights cycle will be played at a neutral venue, due to diplomatic tensions between both the countries.

In response, Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has suggested a bizarre idea to host India matches.

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“Pakistan had a golden chance to host India. All cricket boards had signed the agreement in 2021 that Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy. ICC cannot back off. PCB has missed the chance I think. We should forget that the Indian team will ever come to Pakistan now. Just forget it. The only way you could have brought India here was by an ICC event,” said Shehzad during a recent interaction.

“I suggest the idea of building a stadium by the border. One gate would be towards India, the other gate would be towards Pakistan. The players would come from the respective gates and play. But even then there would be issues for the BCCI and their government. When their players come to the field by our side, they would need visas which they would not get,” he added.