Any formula, including the hybrid model, for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy must be established on equal terms, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday.
“A one-sided approach is unacceptable. This will not happen that we will visit [India] and they do not [visit Pakistan],” he told reporters in Dubai.
His comments came at a time after the PCB and the Board of Control for Cricket officials met in Dubai for the ICC meeting.
Pakistan, the reigning champions after winning the last edition in England in 2017, is set to host the event from February 19 to March 9.
But India’s reluctance to visit the neighbouring country has marred the tournament.
The longstanding political tensions between the two nations have prevented India from visiting Pakistan since 2008, with matches occurring only at multi-team events. Notably, during last year’s Asia Cup, India played all their games in Sri Lanka under a “hybrid model.”
Earlier this month, the ICC informed the PCB that the Board of Control for Cricket in India had officially communicated that India would not participate in the eight-nation tournament.
