Champions Trophy 2025: 'Pakistan gained more than BCCI' with ICC's solution, says Javed Miandad
FirstpostFormer Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has claimed that Pakistan benefitted more than the BCCI from the solution adopted by the ICC to end the Champions Trophy 2025 deadlock. Pakistan’s legendary batter Javed Miandad feels the Pakistan Cricket Board has emerged as the winner against the Board of Control for Cricket in India after a hybrid model was accepted for India and Pakistan’s matches in all ICC events till 2027. After days of impasse over the Champions Trophy 2025, the deadlock ended on Thursday as the International Cricket Council announced that the tournament will be held in a hybrid model, with India playing their matches at a neutral venue, while Pakistan will also not travel to India for ICC events till 2027. The 67-year-old Javed Miandad, who scored 8832 runs in 124 Tests and 7381 runs in 233 ODIs, lauded PCB for taking a “sensible approach” after BCCI refused to send the Indian cricket team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025 and added that PCB has “gained more than BCCI” after the solution opted by ICC.