Team India may withdraw from Champions Trophy, know how the tournament will be?

Pakistan is hosting the Champions Trophy 2025, but Team India does not seem ready to tour the neighboring country. According to a report, the Indian team will not tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. Apart from this, there has been no update regarding any kind of hybrid model yet. So in such a situation, can Team India withdraw its name from the tournament and if yes, then how will the tournament take place?

Firstly, Pakistan has kept India's matches in Lahore only in its draft schedule, so as to address India's security concerns. However, the media reports that have come out so far indicate that Team India is not ready to tour Pakistan at any cost. However, no official information has come from the BCCI yet.

Can Team India withdraw from the tournament?

However, the Pakistan Cricket Board has no choice but to accept the BCCI's demand. However, the PCB is adamant that Pakistan will host all the matches of the Champions Trophy and no hybrid model will be used. In such a situation, Team India can withdraw its name from the tournament. If India withdraws its name, how will the tournament perform?

Sri Lanka will qualify

Which is at number 8 in the points table of the last ODI World Cup. Those 8 teams will qualify for the Champions Trophy. In the last ODI World Cup of 2023, Bangladesh was 8th in the table and Sri Lanka was 9th. Now if Team India withdraws its name, then only 7 teams will remain in the tournament but the tournament is played with 8 teams. In such a situation, the Sri Lankan team with the ninth ranking will qualify to play the tournament.