“Just like India didn’t play in Pakistan, Pakistan will not travel to India for ICC event,” confirms Mohsin Naqvi

Mohsin Naqvi Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman confirmed that the Pakistan’s women squad will not travel to India for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup. He further said that the team will play all the matches at a neutral venue in the Hybrid model. The tournament is set to be played from September 29 to October 26 and will be played on Indian Land as India is the official host of the Women’s World Cup.

The PCB chairman confirmed that, as India is the host, they will decide on the neutral venue, and the Pakistan women’s team will travel to that location to play their matches. This statement lines in agreement with the ICC decision to host Indian team matches at a neutral venue when India refused to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy earlier than this. The ICC agreement stated that, “ the India and Pakistan teams won’t travel to their respective countries whenever they are hosting an ICC event.”

India will decide the venue, but Pakistan Team won’t travel to India: Naqvi

“Everything will happen according to the agreement. India will decide where the match will happen because they are the hosts. Wherever they decide, our team will go and play there. But the Pakistan team won’t travel to India. Since there is an agreement, it has to be adhered to,” Naqvi told reporters at LCCA Ground after the Pakistan vs Bangladesh ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier match.

This decision was laid down to avoid the geo-political tensions between the teams when India refused to travel to Pakistan, which hosted the Champions Trophy. As a result, the International Cricket Council finally resolved the issue of hosting rights for the Champions Trophy 2025 by deciding that the event will be played in Pakistan, along with another neutral venue. 

Additionally, it was confirmed that the hybrid model will be adopted for all ICC events in the 2024-27 cycle, which will be held in India or Pakistan.

Pakistan makes it to the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 

Pakistan women team has marked their seat in the ICC Women’s World Cup after winning all five matches in the qualifier they hosted. Bangladesh has also secured a spot eliminating Ireland, Scotland, West Indies and Thailand from World Cup contention.

Along with Pakistan and Bangladesh, India, England, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Sri Lanka have already qualified for the tournament, which will run from September 26 to November 2.