The Pakistan Cricket Board will be incurring heavy losses with the Champions Trophy final all set to be held in Dubai on Sunday. PCB's plans to host the Champions Trophy including the final in Lahore did not as per plans.
With Pakistan already out of the tournament, the final of the tournament will also be played outside the country. The BCCI had previously refused to send the team to Pakistan that meant that all of India's matches were held in Dubai. With them qualifying for the final, the summit clash of the tournament will now be played in Dubai as well.
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PCB Spent Nearly 500 Crores On Stadium Renovation Ahead Of CT2025
Now, with the final also being played outside the country, the PCB is all to incur heavy losses. According to news agency PTI, the ICC had approved a budget of around Rs 586 crore for the Champions Trophy. Each match had an estimated total of 39 crores to be spent. Pakistan have already suffered a loss of 156 crores for 4 matches with them not being held in the country. Now with the final being played in Dubai, they are set to lose another 39 crores taking up the total to 195 crores.
The PCB had previously spent around 500 crores for the renovation of the three stadiums in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi where the Champions Trophy matches were being played. Now with Pakistan's early elimination from the tournament and a couple of rained-out games, the PCB will have to refund the money for those games adding more pressure on the finances.
The PCB are expected to ask ICC for help once the tournament comes to an end as per reports.
