ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is to be hosted by Pakistan. But no solution has been found yet regarding this tournament. The Indian cricket team has already refused to tour the neighboring country. At the same time, Pakistan also does not want to conduct this tournament on hybrid model, due to which ICC has not announced the schedule yet. Pakistan Cricket Board continues to make statements on this tournament. Amidst all this the International Cricket Council has taken a big step.
ICC took a big step for the Champions Trophy
According to an Desk report, ICC officials are trying to urge the Pakistan Cricket Board through back-channel talks to work towards a hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy next year. That means ICC officials are trying to convince the PCB to agree to conduct this tournament on the hybrid model. At the same time, ICC is also explaining why the hybrid model is the best way for the tournament and why the ICC tournament cannot be held without the Indian cricket team. Apart from this, ICC officials are also trying to ensure that Pakistan stops making any statements against India.
Let us tell you, earlier this month the ICC had told the PCB in writing that India will not travel to Pakistan to participate in the Champions Trophy, which will be held in early 2025. This dispute has been going on since then. According to the report, if the Champions Trophy is played on the hybrid model, then all the matches of Team India will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). On the other hand, Pakistan Board wants India to tour Pakistan because their team had gone to India during the ICC ODI World Cup in 2023. Earlier, Pakistan had hosted the Asian Trophy, but it was organized in the hybrid model, in which India played its matches in Sri Lanka.
Schedule will be announced soon
According to the report, discussions regarding the schedule are going on with Champions Trophy host Pakistan and other participating teams and it is likely to be revealed in a few days. It is believed that ICC can release the schedule this week in any case. Usually the schedule is announced 100 days before the start of the tournament. But this time it is getting delayed after Team India’s refusal.
