ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India will not go to Pakistan for ICC Champions Trophy

The Indian cricket team will not go to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Instead, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to request the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift its matches to Sri Lanka or Dubai, BCCI sources said. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be held in Pakistan between February and March 2025. Due to strained political relations, India has not played cricket in Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup.

Team India will not go to Pakistan for ICC Champions Trophy 2025

According to ANI report, BCCI will make a big demand from ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This demand will be to change the venue of the Champions Trophy. BCCI will talk to ICC about hosting the Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka or Dubai.

Indian Cricket team is unlikely to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. BCCI will ask ICC to host matches in Dubai or Sri Lanka: BCCI sources to ANI pic.twitter.com/o7INJKhk1E

— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2024

India has not toured Pakistan since 2008. The clash between the two teams took place at an ICC event. Last year, the Asia Cup was hosted by Pakistan, but after India's insistence not to go to Pakistan, it was decided to play the Asia Cup on a hybrid model. The Indian team played its matches in the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. The Indian team claimed that their government did not allow them to go to Pakistan and play the Asia Cup.   The Champions Trophy, to be played between 8 countries, is scheduled to start in the month of February-March next year in 2025, which will be hosted by Pakistan. This is the first time after hosting the 1996 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka that Pakistan has got a chance to host a major event.

Champions Trophy earlier too

Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 the last time it was organized. In 2002, India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners of the ICC Champions Trophy after Match Day and Reserve Day were washed out due to rain. India won the trophy for the second time in 2013 by defeating England.