The newly-appointed ICC Chairman Jay Shah is currently in Brisbane to attend the 2032 Olympics meet. Shah reached Brisbane on Thursday and is set to meet the Indian cricketers as well. The Indian cricket team is currently in Brisbane for the much-awaited third Test at the Gabba. It is interesting to see Shah in Brisbane amid the Champions Trophy stalemate. The former BCCI secretary, Shah, who played a key role in cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic program for the first time in over a century is reportedly going to push for it’s inclusion in the 2032 Brisbane Games as well. 

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Sources close to Republic confirm that there could be an announcement on the status of the ‘hybrid’ model that would be used during the Champions Trophy. 

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Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could face revenue losses, lawsuits and risk alienation from the cricket world if it decides to withdraw from the ICC Champions Trophy as deadlock persists with governing body ICC over the mode of organising the 50-over event scheduled in February-March.

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A senior cricket administrator who is well versed with the organisation ICC events told PTI on Wednesday that it would not be a easy decision for the PCB to not play in the Champions Trophy if their Hybrid Model formula is not accepted in entirety by the ICC and Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Last week, the ICC reached a consensus to conduct next year’s Champions Trophy in a hybrid model, allowing India to play its share of matches in Dubai while agreeing “in principle” to a similar arrangement in multi-lateral events till 2027. However, a formal announcement is awaited.