Dubai. After India's clear refusal to go to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy, the Indian Cricket Council (ICC) has called a meeting with all its members on November 29 (Friday). The ICC will take a final decision on this tournament to be held in February-March next year by holding a virtual (online) meeting here. India has clearly told the ICC that it will not send its team to Pakistan. After this, the ICC advised Pakistan to organize this tournament on a hybrid model, for which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not ready. It is very late in announcing the schedule of the tournament and the reason for this delay is the tense relations between India and Pakistan.

Let us tell you that India has not toured Pakistan since the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has told the ICC that if this tournament is played on a hybrid model, in which all the matches of India including the final are held in a third country. India's choice is the UAE. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not yet agreed to this.

An ICC spokesperson told news agency PTI on Tuesday, "The ICC Board will meet on November 29 to discuss the schedule of the Champions Trophy."

This crucial virtual meeting is taking place two days before BCCI secretary Jay Shah takes over as ICC president on December 1. He and other board members would be keen to resolve the matter before the new office-bearers take charge.

With the deadlock over the schedule and venue not being broken, questions are being raised on the current officials including ICC President Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice as to why they did not resolve this issue earlier and left it for the last moment.

The Indian government has taken a tough stand and maintained the status quo, due to which organizing the Champions Trophy under a hybrid model seems to be the most practical option. In such a situation, India's matches will be held outside Pakistan.

Sources have said that if the PCB agrees to the hybrid model, it will be offered financial incentives in addition to the hosting fee of $70 million. Such a model was adopted last year, when India played its Asia Cup, matches in Sri Lanka while Pakistan hosted four group matches.

The PCB has spent millions of dollars on renovating stadiums in Karachi, Rawalpin, d, i and Lahore. The Champions Trophy will be the first ICC event to be held in the country since the 1996 World Cup co-hosted by Pakistan.