Absence of India won't have a bearing on Champions Trophy says PCB chairman

The 83-year-old conceded that though ICC might face financial losses but it won’t be good enough to change their decision.

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PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan conceded that the possible absence of India in the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to be played in England from June won’t affect the majority of the member countries as they are ready to face the likely possibility of India boycotting from the tournament. If the BCCI does not send their team to England then it will be due to the revised financial model initiated by the global body.

During an interaction with Dawn from Dubai, Shaharyar revealed that apart from Sri Lanka all the 8 other boards have no problem to play in the tournament without India. They were in favour of eliminating the Big Three which includes Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England Cricket Board (ECB) and Australia Cricket Board (ACB)

“Yes, India has strongly opposed the resolution at the ICC meeting. However, it received the support only from Sri Lanka while the rest were in favour of getting rid of the ‘big three’ formula,” Shaharyar was quoted as saying by the Dawn. He also added that BCCI’s attempt to pressurise the ICC to accept their demands won’t work as all the member countries apart from Sri Lanka are ready to play without India.

“India has warned the ICC about its likely reaction which may come in the form of Champions Trophy boycott but let me clear it that it will not work as most of the member countries are ready to play without India. And in that case [India boycotting Champions Trophy], West Indies or any other team could be included in the fray by the ICC,” Shaharyar said.

The 83-year-old conceded that though ICC might face financial losses but it won’t be good enough to change their decision. “The ICC may face financial losses due to [possible] Indian absence at the Champions Trophy. However, most of the member countries are ready for it. Therefore, hopefully the [likely] boycott by India will not be enough to press the ICC for accepting BCCI demands,” the PCB chairman opined.

 

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