Rohit Sharma (L) and Babar Azam© AFP
There was lots of dialogue over whether or not India will probably be travelling to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025. The 2 nations haven’t performed a bilateral sequence for greater than a decade because of political tensions however the Pakistan cricket workforce travelled to India in 2023 for the ODI World Cup. Nonetheless, there was no official communication from the Indian authorities or the BCCI in relation to India’s potential go to to Pakistan for the competitors. After India’s T20 World Cup 2024 triumph, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah stated that their goal is to win the World Take a look at Championship and Champions Trophy subsequent. Nonetheless, he as soon as once more didn’t specify if India will probably be travelling to Pakistan in 2025.
Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt stated that he has seen reviews suggesting India will come to Pakistan however added that it’s ICC’s obligation to make sure that all groups play in Pakistan.
“We attempt sensationalizing all the pieces. There have been a couple of reviews suggesting that Jay Shah has given a optimistic sign. Nonetheless, I do not suppose he is given any indicators. I would not have been excited even when there had been a sign from him as a result of it’s the ICC’s obligation to make sure that all groups go to Pakistan,” Salman Butt stated on his YouTube channel.
Butt additional stated that if India resolve to not journey to Pakistan, ICC may have cope with BCCI over the matter and this will probably be a superb place to see if the governing physique can cope with the Indian cricket board.
“If they arrive, then they welcome, if they do not, the ICC has to cope with it. We’ll discover out if they will simply cope with all the opposite nations or can do the identical with India as effectively. It would present how a lot authority they’ve as a regulator and the way impartial they are often,” he added.
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