Legendary Indian National Cricket Team off-spinner Harbhajan Singh He urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to put their egos aside and adopt a hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Harbhajan Singh said that Indian National Cricket Team and Pakistan National Cricket Team have played very few games against each other anyway and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 clash should be played in UAE.
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India will not travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025
The Indian government has denied permission to send the Indian National Cricket Team to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to security concerns.
This led to India demanding a hybrid model to compete with the Men in Blue, who play all their matches in the UAE. The PCB was hesitant to accept the hybrid model and wanted to hold the entire competition on their home soil.
However, recent reports suggest that the Pakistan Cricket Board has softened its stance.
During a recent meeting between BCCI and PCB officials, PCB proposed a “Partnership or Fusion Formula”. teams Both countries will play their matches at a neutral venue, Dubai, for all ICC events hosted by both countries for the next three years, Cricket Pakistan said.
However, reports claim that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has objected to this new formula despite earlier showing interest.
There is a security concern and I have been saying this since 2022 – Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh has said that there is definitely a security concern for the Indian National Cricket Team and they should not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
The former spinner has ordered Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials to put aside their egos and adopt a hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy. Harbhajan Singh said that no player would have any problem playing India-Pakistan matches in Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
“Ask any player and they would say they would be willing to play in Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Anyway, we don’t see that many Indo-Pak games and Pakistan should put their ego aside and settle for a ‘Hybrid’ model,” Indian cricket legend His team’s spinner said as quoted by PTI.
“There is a security concern and I’ve been saying this since 2022,” he said.
I don’t think he’s 38 – Harbhajan Singh on Ravichandran Ashwin
Washington Sundar was elected Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the Perth Test against Australia despite his limited experience in Test cricket.
Speaking about this, Harbhajan Singh said that the young spin bowling all-rounder has shown his ability to fill in for Ravichandran Ashwin and it is a bold move for him to play over the veterans.
“Washington showed it during New Zealand series He is ready to take over the mantle from Ashwin in the coming days,” he said.
Harbhajan Singh also made it clear that he does not consider 38-year-old Ravichandran Ashwin too old and that age is not the only reason for his reservation. He said:
“I don’t think he’s 38. He’s not 58. Yeah, after all these years there’s wear and tear on the shoulders, so maybe a little less zip.”
