Mohammad Rizwan
The Champions Trophy 2025 has been no less than a nightmare for Pakistan. The team lost by 60 runs against New Zealand in their first match. After this, the Indian team defeated by 6 wickets. Now the Pakistani team is out of the semi -final race. While the tournament started, it has been only 6 days. Pakistan cricket is once again in trouble and this time after poor performance, gathering sponsors can also become a challenge for the national team.
Fans are now challenged to call stadium
A day before losing to India, Pakistan Cricket Board officials were full of confidence after seeing the brilliant crowd of people at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for the Australia-England match. A board official said that it was a good experience to see people reacting and enjoying the match beyond Pakistan. But now the challenge is to ensure that fans keep coming for the remaining matches in Pakistan.
Brand value will affect
A reliable source in the commercial unit of the board said that even if Pakistan does not play in the semi -finals, the PCB will not suffer a major setback financially as only gate slip and other sources of ground income will be affected. But the ‘brand value’ of the endangered team is going to be affected. We are guaranteed to get our share in ICC revenue including host fees, ticket sales. But there are other issues such as the end of interest of people in this big tournament and showing half -filled stadiums by broadcasters etc. and the biggest concern is that despite the craze for cricket here, selling Pakistan cricket as a brand in future Will not be easy.
Any ICC tournament being held in Pakistan after 1996
The Champions Trophy is being played on the hybrid model on 2025, but it is hosted by Pakistan. There is an ICC tournament in Pakistan after 1996. In such a situation, it was expected that the Pakistani team would do well, but this could not happen. Pakistan bowlers and batsmen have flopped.
(Input: PTI)
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