India will not send its cricket team to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and will request that the International Cricket Council (ICC) schedule its matches in either Sri Lanka or Dubai, according to a source from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The Champions Trophy is set to take place in Pakistan from February to March 2025. India has not participated in any cricket tournaments in Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup due to ongoing tensions between the two nations.
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The last bilateral series between India and Pakistan took place in India from December 2012 to January 2013. Since then, the two countries have only faced each other in ICC tournaments and the Asia Cup.
There has been ongoing uncertainty regarding India’s participation in the 2025 event because of the strained relations between the countries. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had suggested that India play all its matches in one city, with Lahore being proposed as the location.
However, the BCCI is not in favor of traveling to Pakistan. A BCCI source told ANI, “India will not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025. We will ask the ICC to hold our matches in Dubai or Sri Lanka.”
