The Champion Trophy is set to begin on February 19 in Pakistan and Dubai. 8 teams are participating in this ICC tournament. All teams have announced their own squad. The schedule of this tournament has also been announced. Cricket fans will be seen in the ICC tournament in a short time. But this time there have been several controversies over the Champion Trophy. So let's take a look at 5 big controversies that have been very discussed.
After a long time Pakistan is hosting an ICC tournament, but Team India refused to go to Pakistan for security reasons. The ICC then approved the hybrid model. The Indian team will now play all their matches in Dubai. Team India Joe reaches the semifinals and finals. So this match will be played in Dubai. The rest of the match will be played in Pakistan.
When India refused to go to Pakistan for the Champion Trophy, Pakistan also showed its stiff. The Pakistani team has refused to visit India for the upcoming ICS tournament. Pakistan from India demanded a hybrid model for its match.
Since the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2021, women have been banned from playing any game. Because of this, Afghanistan's cricket team had a problem. Women were stripped of all the rights from the exit to their education. In Afghanistan, some England politicians wrote a letter to the England Cricket Board (ECB) on the atrocities on women, requesting that the England team did not play a match with Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy. However, the ECB did not make a decision on this and rejected the demand of its politicians.
Tournament is usually organized in a country. So on the jersey of all the countries, it is the name of the country. But there were reports that Pakistan would not have the name on India's jersey. The Pakistan Cricket Board complained to the ICC over the matter. It was then clear that Pakistan's name would be written on Team India Jersey. “We will follow the ICC guideline,” said BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia. We will do as per ICC instruction.
The ICC has recently announced an umpire and match referee for the Champion Trophy but not a single Indian names are included. According to the report, the Indian umpire Nitin wanted to include Menon in the ICC champion trophy roster but refused to go to Pakistan for personal reasons. Also, former India player match referee Jawagl Srinath had already sought leave during the ICC Champion Trophy.
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