There is a limit to negligence… Female players narrowly escaped fire in a hotel in Pakistan, PCB had to end the championship midway.

Cricket News Desk. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) concluded the National Women's Championship here on Monday. There was great negligence on the part of the board regarding women players. An incident of fire has come to light in the hotel where the players were staying. Due to which five players of the team were saved. The PCB had booked an entire floor of the hotel for the five competing teams and team officials.

How did the other players survive?

A source close to Pakistan told PTI that all the cricketers and officials, except five players, were at the national stadium for a match or net session when the fire broke out. The source said, 'All five players were in their room when the fire broke out. Due to which some property of players and officials has been damaged.

PCB statement

“Following the fire incident in the team hotel, the PCB has decided to cancel the National Women's ODI Tournament 2024-25 in Karachi,” the PCB said in a statement. Fortunately, no players were injured as the PCB immediately evacuated the five players who were in the hotel at the time of the incident and took them safely to the Hanif Mohammed High-Performance Centre.

Uproar over Champions Trophy

On the other hand, Pakistan Cricket Board seems to be stuck on the issue of Champions Trophy. PCB is eager to invite Team India to Pakistan. However, it has been confirmed that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. Pakistan Board has sought clarification from ICC on this decision of BCCI. At present, Pakistan has not received any response from ICC. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi himself has confirmed this. It will be interesting to see what decision the ICC takes on this.