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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will be played next year after a long time. However, the controversy regarding its venue has already started. Champions Trophy 2025 is to be held in Pakistan. But the Pakistan Cricket Board fears that like the Asia Cup 2023, this tournament may also have to be organized under the hybrid model. Meanwhile, the new chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi is expecting assurance from the BCCI secretary to send his team to Pakistan. However, this is not likely at present.
Executive Board meeting to be held in Dubai next week
The ICC Executive Board meeting will be held in Dubai next week. PCB Chairman Naqvi is planning to talk to top ICC officials including the BCCI Secretary. But the BCCI will not immediately commit to going to Pakistan for the February-March tournament in 2025, as it is still about a year away.
PCB's concern increased regarding hybrid model
Since the Champions Trophy is an ICC tournament and all other cricket playing nations are touring Pakistan, the BCCI will not close its doors completely but will get the green signal from the Indian government at least a few weeks before the start of the tournament. . Referring to the 'hybrid model' used last year, a PCB source said, “The biggest concern for the PCB is whether India will send its team to Pakistan and whether there will be a repeat of the issues of last year's Asia Cup.
'It is too early to seek permission from the government'
In media reports, quoting a BCCI source, it has been said that only the Indian government can take the decision to play in Pakistan. BCCI will have to follow the orders of the government. Moreover, it is too early to seek permission from the government and if their new president is expecting some kind of assurance in March 2024 for the February-March 2025 tournament, he is wrong.