Under this agreement, the two sides will play their games at ICC tournaments being hosted by the other at a neutral venue, according to an ESPNcricinfo report.

It is yet to be revealed whether the hybrid model would be applicable to both men s and women s tournaments. In the ICC s current commercial cycle (2024-27), there are three global events scheduled to be hosted in either country: the Champions Trophy in Pakistan next February, the women s ODI World Cup in India later in 2025, and the men s T20 World Cup in 2026 co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

The report reveals that the development emerged on Thursday after meetings between new ICC chair Jay Shah and PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi. They met in Dubai. A Board meeting to discuss the Champions Trophy has been scheduled for December 7 (today).

The meeting will discuss a hybrid model for the eight-team Champions Trophy believed to be contingent on a set of conditions. One of the those is that a hybrid model should be applicable for all ICC events, including women s, hosted in India and Pakistan until at least 2027 if not the entire current events cycle until 2031.

The report detailed that other conditions are said to centre around compensation for a potential loss of commercial revenue from India s Champions Trophy games being played at a separate overseas venue. If India were to make it to the knockout stages, then at least one semi-final and potentially the final are likely to be played outside Pakistan. The UAE and Sri Lanka are among the frontrunners for this.