One potential resolution could be for a ‘hybrid’ staging of the event, with India taking part in its matches outdoors of Pakistan, presumably within the United Arab Emirates. An analogous mannequin was employed when Pakistan staged final 12 months’s Asia Cup.
Nevertheless, this throws up the potential for uncertainty over the place knockout matches could be performed if India progress to the semi-finals.
And, on Friday, chairman Mohsin Naqvi mentioned the PCB shouldn’t be ready to just accept a hybrid resolution.
Pakistan travelled to India to play within the 2016 T20 World Cup and 2023 50-over World Cup.
Final month, any suggestion that the event may happen with out India was dismissed by England and Wales Cricket Board chief govt Richard Gould.
“When you play the Champions Trophy with out India or Pakistan, the published rights aren’t there, and we have to shield them,” he mentioned.
“There are a selection of various choices obtainable if these circumstances come alongside. It is a large second for Pakistan, and hopefully we will have the fullest potential competitors in Pakistan. If that is not potential, we all know there are alternatives obtainable.”
Pakistan didn’t host any worldwide cricket between 2009 and 2015 after gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka workforce 15 years in the past.
Former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace was a part of the Sri Lanka employees and informed BBC Sport Pakistan “deserves to host worldwide cricket”.
“I fully perceive that historic occasions have muddied the water between the 2 international locations, however the BCCI has to understand this can be a greater image than whether or not or not they need to go to Pakistan,” he added.
“When it comes to sport, this can be a implausible alternative for India to point out it needs cricket to flourish, fairly than saying ‘no, we do not fancy going to Pakistan’. Each one of many large nations have to journey to all the different international locations with a purpose to develop the sport and in that respect, India has an excessive amount of clout.”
Extra reporting by Henry Moeran
