NEW DELHI: The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Closing could possibly be shifted from Lahore to Dubai if India qualify for the summit conflict of the marquee occasion, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday.
The Champions Trophy is slated to run from February 19 to March 9 with 15 matches unfold throughout Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Nonetheless, with no official affirmation on whether or not India shall be travelling to the neighbouring nation, there have been stories that the India matches shall be held exterior.
The Telegraph on Tuesday stated in its report that different venues for India matches are being ‘informally’ thought-about with Dubai to host the finale, if India qualifies.
With strained political relations between the neighbouring international locations, India haven’t toured Pakistan since July 2008.
Just lately Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi had stated that the match will happen within the nation with all matches, together with India’s to be held in Pakistan. Naqvi additionally identified that the preparations for the match are going as deliberate.
“The Indian group ought to come. I don’t see them cancel or postpone coming right here and we’re assured we are going to host all of the groups within the Champions Trophy in Pakistan,” Naqvi had stated.
Final 12 months, Pakistan was the official host of the Asia Cup however the continental match was ultimately hosted collectively with India matches going down in Sri Lanka.
The BCCI had then cited a denial of permission by the Indian authorities as the rationale to not tour Pakistan.
India final performed a bilateral collection with Pakistan again in 2012-13 and since then the 2 international locations have solely met at international occasions.
