News agency PTI has confirmed that the Champions Trophy will be held in hybrid model. Pakistan also agreed to host in 2 countries. The group match between India and Pakistan can be held in Dubai on March 1. India will play all its matches in UAE, there will also be 2 knockout matches here. ICC had a meeting in Dubai today for the venue, the venue was finalized in this meeting. However, ICC has not confirmed it yet. The Champions Trophy is to start from February, the detailed schedule of the tournament can be released by 7 December. Pakistan is the defending champion of the tournament, the team won the title by defeating India in the final in 2017. All 15 members agreed for hybrid model
A meeting of all the board members was held at 5 pm on Thursday in the presence of ICC’s new chairman Jay Shah. Shah also reached the headquarters in Dubai today. In the meeting, all 15 board members agreed for the hybrid model. Pakistan also did not oppose the decision in the meeting. 5 out of 15 matches will be held in UAE
The 15 match tournament between 8 teams is to start from February and continue till March. India will play all its three group stage matches in UAE. One semi-final and final will also be played here. While the remaining 10 matches of the tournament will be held in Pakistan. PCB put forward 4-5 demands in the meeting, but ICC rejected most of the demands. PCB demanded to hold a tri-series with India
PCB demanded to hold a tri-series with India at a neutral venue in future, but both BCCI and ICC did not agree to it. There has been no series between India and Pakistan since 2012, both the teams have clashed only in ICC and ACC tournaments. Pakistan also demanded that if there is any tournament in India, then its matches should also be held at a neutral venue. However, BCCI said that there is no problem regarding security in India. Therefore, Pakistan’s matches will not be held at a neutral venue. 5 matches of Champions Trophy were taken away from Pakistan, PCB also demanded compensation for this, ICC accepted this demand. Pakistan does not want to be in India’s group
PCB also demanded that if India wants to play at a neutral venue, then Pakistan should be separated from its group. So that Pakistan plays all its group matches on home ground, but ICC and BCCI along with broadcasters also opposed their demand. Because in any tournament, India-Pakistan match is like a blockbuster event. In the Champions Trophy, both the teams can clash in Dubai on March 1. PCB wants its financial year revenue to be increased by 5.75 percent. Also, all the big events to be held in India till 2031 should be in hybrid model only. India had refused to send its team to Pakistan for this tournament. Pakistan initially remained adamant that India will have to come to Pakistan, but after India’s strict stand, Pakistan Cricket Board has finally agreed to the hybrid model. Team India will not go to Pakistan due to security reasons
Ever since Pakistan got the hosting of the Champions Trophy, it was being speculated that the Indian team could refuse to go to Pakistan. India had earlier refused to go to Pakistan to play the Asia Cup in 2023. At that time, India’s matches in the Asia Cup were held in Sri Lanka. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had earlier proposed to hold all India’s matches in Lahore and send the players to India after the match. When India did not accept it, the PCB also refused to go to the hybrid model. The Ministry of External Affairs said, India will not go to Pakistan under any circumstances
On Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs also made it clear that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed this news. He said, BCCI has refused to go to Pakistan citing security reasons. Team India will not go to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy under any circumstances. If the ICC wants to play the tournament without India, then the team is ready for that too. Read Bhaskar’s exclusive news… PCB chairman had refused for hybrid model
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi had earlier said that he would never accept to hold the tournament in hybrid model. His stand for the Champions Trophy is very clear. Whatever is best for Pakistan cricket, we will do that. It is not completely right that we go to play in India and they do not play here. As long as India refuses to send its team to Pakistan, the Pakistan team will also not travel to India. We have told the ICC that whatever the decision, it should be on the basis of equality. Pakistan got the stadium renovated
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is continuously preparing for the Champions Trophy 2025. The PCB has almost completed the work of all three stadiums. It has spent 12.5 billion Pakistani rupees on the renovation of Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi stadiums. Meanwhile, the Indian government had already refused to send its team to Pakistan. BCCI had told ICC that the team will not play the tournament in Pakistan. If Pakistan does not agree to the hybrid model, then the tournament can be shifted to another country. India did not go to Pakistan in Asia Cup, hybrid model was adopted
Asia Cup was played in September last year. Pakistan got the hosting rights, but India refused to go to Pakistan. After this, ACC organized this tournament in hybrid model. All the matches of India were played in Sri Lanka and the rest of the tournament was held in Pakistan. Pakistan played its match against India in Sri Lanka. Pakistan team came to India for ODI World Cup
Pakistan team came to India last year to play ODI World Cup. Then a match was played between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad on 14 October. Indian team won this match by 7 wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer scored fifties. Jasprit Bumrah became the player of the match. He took 2 wickets for 19 runs. India is not going to Pakistan since the terrorist attack in Mumbai
The Indian team has not toured Pakistan since 2007-08. After the terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008, the Indian government refused to play cricket in Pakistan. Since then both the teams play only in ICC and ACC tournaments. Since 2013, both the teams have played 13 ODIs and 8 T20 matches at neutral venues. The Sri Lankan team has also been attacked by terrorists in Pakistan during 2009.
