Champions Trophy 2025: Ahmed Shehzad has unique idea for India vs Pakistan matches
India i Pakistan confrontations are never easy. While the players feel the burden of the high expectations of billions of people between the two nations, the governing boards of the nations are often at odds with each other over the staging of matches between these arch-rivals. A similar thing happened before the upcoming Champions Trophy which is scheduled in Pakistan. The BCCIciting security reasons, he refused to go to the neighboring country for the tournament. Finally, after a month of struggle between BCCI and pcbit was decided that future matches between the two nations for ICC Matches will be played at a neutral venue. The two boards could have reached a consensus, but Pakistani player Ahmed Shehzad he had ideas of his own.
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Ahmed Shehzad offers a unique solution for India-Pakistan matches
The 33-year-old Pakistani batsman came up with a unique solution for the India-Pakistan maso that the people of the two nations can enjoy the thrill and excitement of the heated rivalry.
“I did a podcast where I suggested the idea of ​​building a stadium on the border. One door would be to India, the other door to Pakistan. The players would come from the respective gates and play.” Shehzad noted during a discussion on his YouTube channel.
Shehzad highlighted the golden opportunity that PCB has missed
Shehzad expressed his disappointment that Pakistan might miss out on the opportunity to host India for the Champions Trophy, which was awarded to Pakistan as part of the ICC’s 2021 deal. He suggested that hosting India would have been a major milestone, but due to mismanagement or external factors, the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) might have squandered this opportunity.
“Pakistan got a golden opportunity to host India. All the cricket boards had signed the agreement in 2021 that Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy. ICC cannot go back. The PCB has missed the opportunity, I think. We have to forget that Indian team will ever come to Pakistan now. Just forget it. The only way we could have brought India here was through an ICC event.” added Shehzad.
Pakistan and India will face each other in the Champions Trophy. While the venue for the clash between the two nations has yet to be decided, United Arab Emirates i Sri Lanka have become favorites for the heated encounter. Pakistan are the winners of the Champions Trophy, having beaten India in the final of the 2017 edition of the tournament. The two sides have met five times in the tournament, with Pakistan winning three times.
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