Kamran Akmal demands end to India vs Pakistan cricket matches

With the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) struggling to discover a decision for the Champions Trophy 2025 as a result of India-Pakistan standoff, Kamran Akmal got here up with a daring suggestion, calling for a drastic overhaul of how matches between the 2 nations are scheduled.

Kamran Akmal prompt that till bilateral ties between India and Pakistan resume, their matches shouldn’t be scheduled within the multi-nation tournaments fully. His stunning suggestion got here amid rising debate over the Champions Trophy 2025, which is presently going through diplomatic hurdles.

Kamran Akmal calls for everlasting resolution for India-Pakistan standoff

In line with the Pakistani cricketer, if a hybrid mannequin is adopted for subsequent 12 months’s Champions Trophy 2025, the place India’s video games can be held at impartial venues, the identical guidelines ought to apply to all ICC tournaments hosted in India for Pakistan.

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Kamran Akmal was quoted as saying by Telecom Asia Sport: “The ICC has to decide someday, and I believe that is the suitable time to discover a everlasting resolution. If this Champions Trophy adopts a hybrid mannequin with India not coming to Pakistan, then all different ICC occasions in India ought to undertake the identical sample with Pakistan not touring India.”

Akmal additional famous, “For my part, one other resolution is that the ICC shouldn’t schedule Indo-Pak matches till and except there’s a bilateral sequence. As soon as they begin taking part in one another, then solely we must always have matches in a multinational occasion.”

Kamran Akmal urges PCB to make sturdy choice on Champions Trophy 2025

In the meantime, the ICC is reportedly placing strain on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to comply with the hybrid mannequin for the Champions Trophy 2025. They’re threatening the PCB with dropping the internet hosting rights if they don’t comply with host India’s matches at a impartial venue.

Akmal expressed disappointment over the state of affairs, emphasizing that Pakistan has made efforts prior to now by touring India, together with taking part in in Ahmedabad final 12 months regardless of issues. He prompt that Pakistan ought to now make a robust choice and stick with it to create picture.

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He added, “I’m disillusioned to see such a situation, however sufficient is sufficient, as Pakistan has toured India regardless of one 2016 World Cup match shifting from Dharamshala to Kolkata, after which Pakistan performed in Ahmedabad final 12 months regardless of reservations. Pakistan should take a robust choice and stick with it. That can assist Pakistan create picture.”

Kamran Akmal slams India for ‘double normal’

Akmal criticized India for refusing to journey to Pakistan for the multinational occasion on account of political points whereas anticipating Pakistan to play in India, labeling it as a ‘double normal.’

He signed off by saying, “On one hand, they don’t wish to play us in Pakistan on political points, however alternatively, they play us of their nation, and that may be a double normal.”