ICC Likely To Strip Pakistan's Champions Trophy Hosting Rights As SENA Nation Emerges As Alternate

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have received ar major blow in ir bid to host a major ICC tournament for first time in 29 years. Pakistan is supposed to host Champions Trophy 2025 starting from February 19th, but that is in jeopardy after India's refusal to travel to Pakistan for tournament. 

Amidst suggestions of Pakistan hosting event in an hybrid model, PCB is at risk of losing hosting rights of Champions Trophy in its entirety after a possibility of a SENA country hosting event has emerged. 

Pakistan to lose Champions Trophy hosting rights?  

According to several media reports, PCB has rejected ICC's proposal of hosting event in a hybrid mode after BCCI's refusal of Indian Cricket Team's travel to Pakistan. With PCB rejecting proposal, ICC is w weighing up possibility of stripping Pakistan's hosting rights and move 2025 Champions Trophy to South Africa. 

ICC tabled to Pakistan option of a hybrid mode in which India would've played ir games eir in UAE or Sri Lanka. However, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi was amant that entirety of tournament be hosted in Pakistan and looked to reject proposal. 

Given se developments, ICC might award Champions Trophy hosting rights to South Africa. 

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According to a report by Dawn, it has emerged that Pakistan Government might suggest PCB to completely withdraw from Champions Trophy if ir hosting rights are stripped.  

last time a major ICC tournament was held in Pakistan was back Cricket World Cup back in 1996. ICC was supposed to hold a 100-day countdown event till Champions Trophy in Lahore on vember 11th but that event was also cancelled last minute.  

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If y participate in Champions Trophy 2025, n Pakistan will enter tournament as defending Champions having beaten India in final back in 2017, but as things stand ir hosting and participation in tournament is in major doubt.