The Indian board is officially going to make a request to the International Cricket Council over this.
Mumbai: As expected, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is unlikely to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming 2025 Champions Trophy. As per a report on ANI, the BCCI wants the tournament to be held in either Sri Lanka or in Dubai. The Indian board is officially going to make a request to the International Cricket Council over this. It would now be interesting to see what does the ICC do. Will they oblige or not?
According to a report in Telegraph, the eight-team tournament will be staged across three venues with Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Lahore set to host matches from February 19 to March 9. As per the provisional schedule, the Indian cricket team play Pakistan in Lahore on March 1.
Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule – Fixtures List With Dates and Venues
February 19: New Zealand vs Pakistan – Karachi
February 20: Bangladesh vs India – Lahore
February 21: Afghanistan vs South Africa – Karachi
February 22: Australia vs England – Lahore
February 23: New Zealand vs India – Lahore
February 24: Pakistan vs Bangladesh – Rawalpindi
February 25: Afghanistan vs England – Lahore
February 26: Australia vs South Africa – Rawalpindi
February 27: Bangladesh vs New Zealand – Lahore
February 28: Afghanistan vs Australia – Rawalpindi
March 1: Pakistan vs India – Lahore
March 2: South Africa vs England – Rawalpindi
March 5: 1st Semi-final – TBC vs TBC – Karachi
March 6: 2nd Semi-final – TBC vs TBC – Rawalpindi
March 9: Champions Trophy 2025 Final – TBC vs TBC – Lahore
Meanwhile, India recently played Pakistan in a T20 World Cup 2024 game in New York. The game went right down to the wire before the Indian team held their nerves and went on to win the game.
