The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has on Wednesday (June 1) informed the Board of Governors (BoG) through a virtual conference call that the board has submitted an expression of interest for the six International Cricket Council (ICC) Events in the 2024-31 cycle.
The PCB said in a statement, “The BoG was informed that the PCB has submitted an expression of interest for six ICC Events in the 2024-31 cycle. Of these six events, the PCB is keen to host the three-venue ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and 2029 on its own.”
The statement further reads, “While it has offered to host the remaining four events -- two eight-venue ICC T2O World Cups 2026 and 2028, as well as the two 10-venue ICC Men's Cricket World Cups 2027 and 2031 -- in partnership with other Asian countries.”
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According to PCB, the ICC's evaluation committee will revert with their decision after examining and evaluating the Pakistan board alongside other board members' expression of interest for the ICC events before the second phase of the event hosting process begins in September 2021.
Pakistan last staged an ICC event in 1996, and PCB hopes to earn hosting rights of at least one ICC event in the 2024-31 cycle and if it happens, it will be a great boost to Pakistan cricket.
During the 68th overall and third meeting of the year, the BoG was briefed on the engagement of Restrata and ESI, which will support the PCB in setting up bio-secure protocols and conduct security assessments respectively during the 2021-22 season.
Pakistan is set to host New Zealand, England, West Indies, and Australia between September 2021 and March 2022.
The BoG also informed that the next edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2022) will be staged in Pakistan and discussions to find the right window during a packed 2021-22 domestic season with the six franchise owners will commence soon.
(With ANI Inputs)
