Why Jay Shah's rise as ICC Chairman could be bad news for Pakistan's ambition to host Champions Trophy
Why Jay Shah's rise as ICC Chairman could be bad news for Pakistan's ambition to host Champions Trophy
It will be a new era in the International Cricket Council (ICC) administration starting December 1 as India’s Jay Shah will officially take charge as the new Chairman of the Board. As announced on Tuesday (Aug 27), Shah will succeed Greg Barclay in a two-year term which could come as bad news for Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and their ambitions to host the Champions Trophy. The feature ICC tournament is set to take place in Pakistan in February and March 2025, but now the equations could change massively.
Why Shah’s rise is bad news for PCB?
As revealed in the past, Shah, the youngest ICC Chairman at 35 has an anti-Pakistan stand and was reluctant to send the Indian team to Pakistan during the 2023 Asia Cup. While in charge as the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Shah’s stand to not travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023 saw the tournament held in a hybrid model with Sri Lanka being chosen as co-host for India’s matches including final.
If the same stand continues for the upcoming Champions Trophy, India won’t travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. This could see the coveted tournament either held in a hybrid model or completely outside Pakistan.
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The ICC in the coming days will have the ball in their court to decide the fate of the tournament, but with Shah in charge, the decision will likely favour India. If this is the case, Pakistan could lose out on a huge chunk of matches being hosted in their land or could even completely miss the tournament. This will mean PCB will miss out on income generated through ticket sales while other host nations will also get a chunk of the income.
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India hasnot travelled to Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup with Test cricket also on suspension. Not since December 2007 have the two nations hosted a Test series with diplomatic relations also enduring high friction.
