BCCI SAID: Team India will not go to Pakistan to play Champions Trophy

Team India will not go to Pakistan to play Champions Trophy: BCCI said

The Indian team will not go to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy to be held in February 2025. BCCI will ask ICC to organize India's matches in Dubai instead of Pakistan. India did not go to play in the Asia Cup series held in Pakistan last year. India's matches were then held in Sri Lanka.

PCB had sent a proposal to hold all India's matches in Lahore

The Champions Trophy 2025 will be played from February 19 to March 9 next year, in which March 10 will be the reserve day for the final. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent the draft of 15 matches of the tournament to ICC. ICC will approve this schedule only after getting consent from the boards of the 8 teams participating in the tournament.

Pakistan may face its biggest rival India in Lahore on March 1. However, BCCI has not yet given its consent for this match. A senior member of the ICC board gave this information to PTI on Wednesday.

For the first time since 1996, Pakistan will host a major ICC tournament. However, PCB hosted the entire Asia Cup in 2008 and some matches of Asia Cup were also held in Pakistan last year.

PCB chairman finalised the schedule of 15 matches

According to the report, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has sent a schedule of 15 matches to ICC for Champions Trophy 2025. In which all the matches of India have been kept in Lahore due to security reasons.

An ICC board member said, "PCB has submitted the draft of the 15-match ICC Champions Trophy. There will be seven matches in Lahore, three in Karachi and five in Rawalpindi. The opening matches will be held in Karachi, while the two semi-finals will be held in Karachi and Rawalpindi. Apart from this, the final match will be played in Lahore. All the matches of India will be held in Lahore, if the team reaches the semi-finals, then this match will also be held in Lahore."

PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has given the draft of 15 matches to ICC, Eight teams in two groups

India has been placed in Group A along with Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Group B includes Australia, South Africa, England and Afghanistan. Recently, ICC event chief Chris Tetley met PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi in ​​Islamabad when the security team inspected the venues and other arrangements.

Asia Cup matches were held in Sri Lanka at the request of India

Last year also, Pakistan got the hosting of Asia Cup. Even then, when India did not go there, the tournament was held on a 'hybrid model'. India's matches were held in Sri Lanka. In the final match held in Colombo, the Indian team won the championship by defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets.

The team got the hosting for the first time after 1996

According to media reports, PCB has submitted the draft of the tournament venue to the ICC. The tournament is to be held in February-March next year. This is the first time after the ODI World Cup 1996 that Pakistan has been given the hosting of an ICC event. See in the next graphics which ICC tournament is going to be held in which country from 2024 to 2031.

India defeated Pakistan in T20 World Cup

In the T20 World Cup, India did not let Pakistan chase the target of 120 runs. Pakistan's team could only score 113 runs for 7 wickets. India defended this lowest score in T20 International. Pakistan won the toss and invited India to bat. Team India was all out for 119 runs.

Latest Cricket News:

• India won the third T20 by 23 runs

• Gautam Gambhir becomes Team India head coach: Will replace Dravid