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Now a big update related to the Champions Trophy has come. According to sources, the Indian team will not tour Pakistan. However, the final decision in this regard has to be taken by the Indian government. In the draft submitted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to the ICC, it has proposed to host all the Indian matches in Lahore.

Indian team will not go to Pakistan

A source close to the matter said, 'Look, we haven't discussed anything about the champions yet, but I think the chances of the Indian team touring Pakistan are low. However, the final decision in this regard will be taken by the Indian government. The PCB will definitely raise this issue in the ICC meeting to be held in Sri Lanka this month.

Will this tournament be held under the 'hybrid model'?

The source said, 'We have not discussed this yet, whatever decision the government takes will be followed. This is an ICC event, we cannot take any decision on this.' Some information about this may come out in the next meeting of the ICC. Let us tell you that Pakistan also hosted the Asia Cup last year. But then the BCCI refused to send its team to Pakistan.

After this, the PCB was forced to organize the Asia Cup under the 'hybrid model'. Now Pakistan fears that like the Asia Cup 2023, this tournament may also have to be organized under the 'hybrid model'. If the Indian team does not tour Pakistan, then India's matches in the Champions Trophy may be shifted to UAE or Sri Lanka.

In ICC board meetings, each member can raise an issue which is voted on. But if the government of a member country says they cannot play there, the ICC has to look for alternatives. Last year, BCCI president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajiv Shukla visited Pakistan during the Asia Cup.

Team India last visited Pakistan in 2008

Pakistan team also came to India to play ICC ODI World Cup. Recently Indian Davis Cup team went on a tour of Pakistan. After Indian tennis team got green signal to go to Pakistan, speculations were being made that Team India will also cross the border. Indian team last visited Pakistan in 2008. Then under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian team played Asia Cup on Pakistan tour. After this, Team India reached the final, where it lost to Sri Lanka by 100 runs.