According to reports, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is still in negotiations to resolve concerns surrounding next year’s Champions Trophy after India declined to travel to host country Pakistan.
The outcome of the event has been in doubt since the ICC announced earlier this month that India had refused to go to Pakistan for the eight-team competition.
Since the subcontinent’s 1947 division, the nuclear-armed neighbors have fought three wars, and their animosity is frequently seen on the cricket pitch.
A brief meeting of the ICC, which has its headquarters in Dubai, was convened on Friday but was adjourned without a decision, according to multiple people with knowledge of the discussions who were not authorized to speak to the media.
It is anticipated that the board will meet again in the coming days, according to one source, who also stated that “all parties continue to work for a positive resolution.”
Proposals to enable India to play in a neutral third nation have already been rejected by the Pakistan Cricket Board, which maintains that the entire schedule from February 19 to March 9 must take place on their soil.
The “Pakistani stance remains the same” after Friday’s short meeting, according to another source.
