There is still doubt whether Team India will go to neighboring country Pakistan to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. There has been no official statement in this matter yet. However, the BCCI secretary has claimed the ICC Championship title several times.
It is believed that Team India can be seen playing on a hybrid model in this tournament. Meanwhile, there is also a discussion that Team India will play against Pakistan with its security forces. Meanwhile, questions are being raised whether this can happen. Let us tell you in this report whether there is any such rule that a team should visit a country with its security force.
When will the tournament start?
The ICC Champions Trophy-2025 is proposed to be held in the month of February-March. The format of this tournament has been submitted to the ICC by the Pakistan Cricket Board, but it has not been approved by the ICC yet. The Pakistan Cricket Board has kept all the matches of India in Lahore in its draft schedule due to security reasons. According to the draft, India's first match in the tournament will be against Bangladesh on February 20. While the team will play a match against Pakistan on March 1. The tournament will be played between February 19 and March 9.
Will Team India go to Pakistan?
There is still doubt on whether Team India will go to Pakistan to participate in this tournament or not. No official information has been given by BCCI in this regard. However, BCCI has made it clear that the decision on Team India's tour of Pakistan will be taken only after consultation with the Indian government. India last played the final of the 2008 Asia Cup in Pakistan. This match was played in Karachi and Team India lost this match by 100 runs.
Will Team India go to Pakistan with the Indian Army?
Amidst the debate on whether the Indian team will go to Pakistan to participate in the tournament or not, it is being claimed that Team India can go to Pakistan with its security team. However, this usually does not happen. According to the rules, no country is allowed to take the army or any armed security team with its cricket team. In such cases, along with the team or before the team's tour, some security agency officials visit the host country and assess the facilities and security arrangements there. In such a situation, India can also assess it by sending officials of its security agencies to Pakistan. Only security officials can be allowed in this.
These teams have sent security teams
According to a report, teams from Bangladesh, New Zealand and England have done this before. Before the Pakistan tour, the teams sent officials of their security agencies to Pakistan, who took responsibility for the security of the stadium and hotel. After getting the approval, the team reached Pakistan to play the series.