The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday confirmed compliance with all rules related to uniforms amid reports from the International Cricket Council (ICC) that the board has banned its team from winning the Champions Trophy. But a warning has been given against the alleged refusal to print ‘Pakistan’. kits as part of the tournament logo.
There will be a Champions Trophy. Held From 19 February to 9 March in Pakistan
“The BCCI will follow every ICC rule regarding uniforms during the Champions Trophy,” Indian cricket board secretary Devjit Saikia said. referred to As the Indian news agency said Press Trust of India.
Earlier today, the state broadcaster PTV Reported According to Indian media NDTVthe BCCI was sent a “strong message” by the ICC regarding Pakistan’s alleged reluctance to print on its kits.
“It is the responsibility of each team to include the tournament logo on their jerseys. All teams are bound to follow this rule. NDTV An ICC official informed this.
PTV According to the report, the ICC rejected the Indian board’s claim that it does not want to write Pakistan on its team kit under the host country rule.
“In fact, the Indian board has been told by the ICC that the Indian team is bound to write ‘Pakistan’ on the kit as the nation is the actual host of the tournament”. PTV said.
India, due to political tensions with Pakistan, has not played bilateral cricket with Pakistan since 2012–13 when the team led by Misbah-ul-Haq toured India for a white-ball series.
Although no Indian team has visited Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup, Pakistani teams have traveled to India for various ICC events since then.
To accommodate India in the eight-nation Champions Trophy, the ICC recently adopted a two-way hybrid model with the consent of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the BCCI in which the champions with India All the matches of the trophy will be held in Dubai.
Under the same model, the Green Shirts will not travel to India for any future ICC event in which India will host matches against Pakistan at a neutral venue.
Last week, there were questions about whether the Indian team or their captain Rohit Sharma would come to Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy.
On Monday, the PCB allayed concerns over the readiness of the venues for this year’s Champions Trophy as it welcomed the media for a tour of the stadiums in Lahore and Karachi.
