NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Arun Dhumal on Thursday backed International Cricket Council’s decision to carry India-Pakistan matches at impartial venues throughout ICC occasions till 2027, calling it a transfer that advantages ‘all stakeholders — both cricket boards and broadcasters’.
The ICC Board introduced that matches between the arch-rivals in upcoming ICC tournaments, together with the 2025 Champions Trophy, can be performed at impartial venues.
“It is good that we got some clarity on the Champions Trophy, and also the future ICC tournaments. That will be helpful for all the stakeholders, cricket boards, and the broadcasters,” Dhumal informed IANS.
The ICC’s Thursday ruling covers main occasions equivalent to the boys’s Champions Trophy 2025, hosted by Pakistan in February and March, the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 in India, and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. .
Additionally, the PCB has been granted internet hosting rights for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2028, which may also observe the impartial venue association for India-Pakistan matches.
The decision additionally places to relaxation hypothesis concerning the destiny of the Champions Trophy, guaranteeing that the a lot-anticipated India-Pakistan conflict will proceed.
The ICC Board clarified that throughout the 2024-2027 rights cycle, any India-Pakistan matches in ICC occasions hosted by both nation will happen at impartial venues.
The Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled for February and March, will see Pakistan defending their title, having defeated India by 180 runs within the 2017 closing at The Oval.
The full schedule for the match is predicted to be introduced quickly.
India and Pakistan final met within the T20 World Cup earlier this yr in New York, the place India claimed an exciting six-run victory and went on to safe their second T20 World Cup title.
Due to ongoing political tensions between the 2 nations solely compete in opposition to one another in worldwide multi-nation tournaments equivalent to World Cups and the Asia Cup.
Their final bilateral collection was in 2012–13 when Pakistan toured India for a 5-match white-ball collection.
