An undated image of ICC Champions Trophy. — AFP/File Pakistan to host remaining matches of event.PCB notifies ICC of impartial venue finalisation for mega occasion. Resolution made after Indian govt refuses gamers to go to Pakistan.
Placing an finish to heated and prolonged debates relating to the impartial venue debacle for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) determined to call United Arab Emirates (UAE) at this time because the impartial venue for India’s matches.
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has been notified of the choice made after a gathering between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Sheikh Al Nahyan, a PCB spokesperson stated.
The difficulty has been circulating within the two international locations for some time with the Indian authorities refusing to permit its gamers to go to Pakistan for the mega occasion.
Now, the highly-awaited Champions Trophy shall be partially held in UAE for India’s video games with the remainder of the matches scheduled in Pakistani venues.
Earlier, the chairman had stated {that a} determination on the impartial venue for India’s video games of the Champions Trophpy 2025 shall be finalised at this time, emphasising: “We will ensure cricket does not suffer”.
The PCB chief’s feedback got here a few days after the ICC introduced that the Champions Trophy could be held beneath a hybrid mannequin, with India set to play their matches at a impartial venue quite than within the host nation, Pakistan.
“India and Pakistan matches hosted by either country at ICC events during the 2024-2027 rights cycle will be played at a neutral venue, the ICC Board confirmed,” stated a press release launched by the council.
“This will apply to the upcoming ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 (hosted by Pakistan).”
Underneath the settlement, Pakistan will even play at impartial venues within the upcoming ICC tournaments hosted by India.
The settlement will lengthen to the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup 2025 hosted by India, and the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 hosted by India and Sri Lanka, the assertion added.
