India not to travel to Pak from C’ship Trophy 2025
BCCI has communicated their decision to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and other stakeholders, and there is a bright possibility of some matches being played in Dubai
PTI
NEW DELHI, 8 NOV
According to reports, Indian
cricket team has allegedly refused to travel to Pakistan for the Champions
Trophy tournament, expected to be held in early 2025 with India’s matches
likely to be held at a neutral venue.
It is reliably learnt that the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has communicated their decision to
the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and other stakeholders, and there is a bright
possibility of some matches being played in Dubai. In response to these reports,
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi did not hold back in expressing his disappointment.
“In recent years, Pakistan has
extended numerous good gestures. However, we hope we are not expected to always
do so,” Naqvi, who also serves as the Interior Minister, told reporters in
Lahore, as quoted by Geo News. The Champions Trophy will feature two groups of
four teams each, with participants including Afghanistan, Australia,
Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and defending champions
Pakistan. India and Pakistan have not engaged in a bilateral cricket series
since the 2012-13 Pakistan tour of India. The last Test series took place in
December 2007 in India. India’s last tour of Pakistan for a bilateral series
was in 2006, with their most recent visit to Pakistan being for the Asia Cup in
2008.
Last year, Pakistan was set to host
the Asia Cup in full, but India played its matches in Sri Lanka under a hybrid
model. The latest encounter occurred during this year’s ICC T20 World Cup on 9
July. —PTI
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