Moeen Khan appealed to Sachin and Ganguly. (Photograph: PTI)

Former Pakistani cricketer Moin Khan has pleaded with the good cricketers of India. He appealed to legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Kapil Dev to persuade BCCI concerning the Champions Trophy. The 2025 Champions Trophy is to be hosted by Pakistan. For this, the Pakistan Cricket Board has additionally submitted a draft of the schedule to the ICC. Nonetheless, the Indian Board has not but clarified whether or not Staff India will probably be part of this match or not.

What did Moeen Khan say?

Moin Khan has appealed to the previous cricketers of India. In an interview with Pakistani media, he stated, “All the previous cricketers of India like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Dev and Rahul Dev ought to advise their cricket board. Ask them to maintain politics and cricket separate. Cricket mustn’t cease resulting from political variations. Followers would like to see India and Pakistan enjoying. It will profit Pakistan in addition to your complete cricket world.”

Moin Khan stated two issues on the similar time. First he pleaded with the Indian cricketers after which instantly threatened them. The previous Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman suggested India to stay to its guarantees with the ICC. He warned the BCCI that if Staff India doesn’t come to Pakistan, then the PCB may even not need its gamers in India in future.

Preparations in full swing in Pakistan

Preparations for the Champions Trophy are in full swing in Pakistan. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is busy getting all of the stadiums repaired and upgraded. For this, Rs 1280 crore has been launched by the board. On the similar time, a while in the past, the ICC had launched a fund of 70 million {dollars} for the Champions Trophy. Nonetheless, amid these preparations, the stand of the BCCI is just not clear but. Not solely this, now former BCCI secretary Jay Shah has additionally sat on the publish of ICC Chairman. In such a scenario, a hybrid mannequin may also be anticipated.

Severe allegations in opposition to PCB

The rationale for the assertion given by Moin Khan concerning his son Azam Khan can also be within the headlines. For the primary time, he spoke brazenly about his son and made critical allegations in opposition to the PCB. He stated that Azam Khan was the primary alternative within the 2024 T20 World Cup however was dropped after the defeat in opposition to America. This lowered the morale of younger Azam. Moin additionally accused former PCB chairman Rameez Raja and stated that Azam Khan was dropped due to him within the 2021 T20 World Cup.