PCB Swoop Into New Low For Funds, Imposes Ban On Free Tickets For ICC Champions Trophy Matches Amid Financial Pressure

Champions Trophy 2025: The Pakistan Cricket Board has made some strict negotiations to cater to their need for funds as they host an ICC event in the region. The cricket board has halted one of their practices of allocating complimentary passes to watch an international cricket event, which has been a regular practice in the past. The PCB often kept a certain amount of passes reserved to present to VIPs, sponsors, government officials and other stakeholders. But for the Champions Trophy, they suspended the practice to enhance the ticketing revenue.

PCB Enforces Ban On Complimentary Passes For ICC Champions Trophy 2025 

The PCB put a restriction on distributing free passes in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Apart from a few passes presented to Chairman Mohsin Naqvi to present to the sponsors and his guests, no other allocation has been made for free tickets. The move is being seen as a desperate bid to generate cash for their treasury.

"The PCB officials are facing a lot of pressure as those used to getting free passes are asking them for the freebies, but are being told that since the International Cricket Council controls the ticketing of the tournament there are no free passes.

"It becomes very difficult explaining this to the government departments involved in the many logistical aspects of the organisation of matches and the VVIPs who expect free passes. This time, all the people you see in the enclosures in the stadium are paying customers no freebies," A source privy to the ticketing process for the Champions Trophy said, as quoted by PTI.

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PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi Sold His Hospitality Box In Dubai

Earlier, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi gave up his VIP box in Dubai for sale. The hospitality box he received to watch the India vs Pakistan clash features a 30-seater seating area given to the PCB Supremo to cater his sponsors and guests for the electrifying India vs Pakistan clash in the UAE.

However, Naqvi put the VIP box, which costs 400,000 dirhams (INR 94 lakhs), up for sale. The amount he received was put into the PCB's treasury. As per reports, the PCB supremo intends to watch the match with the fans and relive how they used to support Pakistan back in time during the match days.

The India vs Pakistan match is all set to happen at the Dubai International Stadium in the UAE. The fixture will take place on Sunday, February 23, 2025.

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