The next big ICC event to take place is the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. It is scheduled to take place in Pakistan, and this is the first ever ICC event which Pakistan will host solely. The tournament will see the top 8 teams, and Pakistan will defend their title. Four teams each will be divided into two groups, and two teams will make it through the semi-finals.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will take place between February 19 and Match 9 across three different venues in Pakistan. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand are placed in Group A, whe Group B has Australia, South Africa, England, and Afghanistan. All the teams except India have given the green signal for the tournament. The BCCI is waiting for the government’s approval and are not in the mood to send the team to Pakistan.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: What was discussed during ICC Annual General Meeting in Colombo?
The Annual General Meeting of the ICC was held in Colombo. It was a four-day event which saw all the cricket board members present and discuss key points. There was news that the BCCI would submit their proposal for the hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
According to the BCCI’s request, they want India’s matches to take place in Sri Lanka and the UAE, just like this Asia Cup 2023. But as per the report from News18, there was no discussion regarding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as it was not on the agenda.
An official who was part of the AGM confirmed, “It wasn’t on the agenda, so it wasn’t brought up or discussed during the Annual General Meeting.” The PCB chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, and the BCCI secretary, Jay Shah, were present at the AGM in Colombo. India and Pakistan don’t play a bilateral series and play only in multinational tournaments.
India visited Pakistan for the last time in 2008. But because of the political tensions between the two countries, they don’t play a bilateral series anymore. That’s why India refused to travel to Pakistan for any tournament. Notably, Pakistan have already submitted the proposed schedule of the tournament to the ICC.
According to that schedule, India will not travel much and will play their three group matches in Lahore at Gaddafi Stadium. It is still a question whether India will travel Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 or not. And only the time will tell whether Pakistan will host it completely or India will play their matches on netural venue.
