Less than three months remain until the Champions Trophy 2025, a top eight-team competition, takes place, but the schedule and locations are still unknown. The ICC event is scheduled to take place in Pakistan’s Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Karachi; however, the competition’s future is in jeopardy because the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed the ICC that India would not be crossing the border.
ICC Making Effort To Persude PCB To Accept India’s Offer
However, according to a report in India Today, ICC is making every effort to persuade PCB to accept the hybrid model, which would see India play their matches at a neutral venue. The back-channel talks are currently in progress.
ICC To Announce Champions Trophy Schedule This Week
The Champions Trophy schedule is anticipated to be revealed by the end of this week, according to the same report. “We are still negotiating the Champions Trophy schedule with the host and participating members. According to a source cited by India Today, it should be available soon, probably within a few days.
PCB Rejects Hybrid Model Idea
It should be noted that PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi rejected the idea of a “hybrid model” on Monday night, declaring that the entire tournament would take place in Pakistan. The BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are still exchanging back and forth. In a recent letter to the ICC, the Pakistan cricket board also requested an explanation for India’s denial of a Champions Trophy tour of Pakistan.
ICC To Find Another Way For India’s Match
A “hybrid model” was rejected by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Monday night, who announced that the entire tournament would be held in Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the BCCI continue to communicate with one another. The Pakistan cricket board recently wrote to the ICC to ask for an explanation of why India was not granted a Champions Trophy tour of Pakistan.
As of now, the Champions Trophy is slated to be played from February 19-March 9 in Pakistan.
