Just hours after PCB accepted BCCI and ICC's demand, Akhtar also claimed the hybrid model for the Champions Trophy was already agreed upon. He urged Pakistan to maintain cordial cricketing relations with India. This claim came before it was revealed that PCB had already consented to this model well in advance.

The BCCI are refusing to accept PCB's demand that all future ICC tournaments in India are also held with a 'hybrid' model if it is implemented for Champions Trophy 2025.

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India are scheduled to host multiple ICC events in the next decade, including the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 and the T20 World Cup in 2026 jointly with Sri Lanka. The 2029 Champions Trophy and 2031 ODI World Cup are also scheduled to be held in India.

There is still uncertainty over hosting the Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan next year. If the Champions Trophy is held in a hybrid model, Pakistan has suggested that all future ICC events in India should also be held in the same model.

Pakistan is preparing to host the ICC Champions Trophy in early 2025, marking its first ICC event in decades. However, the tournament’s schedule remains uncertain due to Indias

Pakistan hopes it will get a fair deal on “equality” when the International Cricket Council virtually meets on Friday to finalize details for next year’s Champions Trophy.

The BCCI has reportedly been denied permission by the Indian government to send the Indian team to Pakistan, citing strained diplomatic relations between the two nations.

The BCCI has opposed PCB's conditional agreement to a hybrid model for the upcoming Champions Trophy, causing fresh deadlock. While Pakistan allowed India to play at a neutral venue, they demanded to not play in India in future tournaments.

As of now, there has been no response from the BCCI but indications are that the Indian cricket board is not willing to accept adopting a hybrid model for their tournaments, citing no security issues in India.