The confusion surrounding the venue of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is over. After months of delay, the International Cricket Council (ICC) lastly formally declared the venues for the elite occasion. “ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 to be played across Pakistan and a neutral venue,” the ICC stated in a press release. It means India will play its matches in a impartial venue, together with the knockout video games (if it qualifies). In one other main resolution, the Jay Shah-led world physique has declared that every one India vs Pakistan cricket matches in ICC occasions, hosted by the 2 international locations, can be performed at impartial venues until 2027.
“India and Pakistan matches hosted by either country at ICC Events during the 2024-2027 rights cycle will be played at a neutral venue, the ICC Board confirmed on Thursday, 19 December,” the assertion stated.
“This will apply to the upcoming ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 (hosted by Pakistan), set to be played in February and March 2025, as well as the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (hosted by India) and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. 2026 (hosted by India and Sri Lanka).”
The ‘compromise’ on the a part of the ICC signifies that for the primary time, the Indian cricket staff must transfer out from its personal nation to play Pakistan in an ICC occasion, regardless of being the host or co-host. For a rustic that boasts itself to be a cricket power-house, which may harm.
India and Pakistan have performed one another solely in ICC or Asian Cricket Council (ACC) occasions in additional than a decade now. In this length, each time Pakistan has hosted an ICC or ACC occasion, India didn’t journey to the nation and performed its matches at a impartial venue.
India final toured Pakistan for a bilateral sequence in 2005–06. Pakistan final toured India for a bilateral sequence in 2012–13.
There was a protracted deadlock surrounding the internet hosting venue of the 2025 Champions Trophy. The drawback began after the BCCI stated that it will not be sending the Indian cricket staff to Pakistan, the designated hosts of the Champions Trophy, upon not receiving any clearance from the Indian authorities. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) then fumed and was not prepared to simply accept a hybrid mannequin of internet hosting.
Then they stated that the identical ‘hybrid mannequin’ must be adopted when India hosts an ICC occasion. It took a very long time to come back to the compromise, however now a middle-ground has been reached.
The ICC additionally awarded the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2028 internet hosting rights to Pakistan.
“It was also announced that the PCB has been awarded hosting rights of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2028, where neutral venue arrangements will also apply. Cricket Australia is set to host one of the senior ICC women’s events during the period 2029 to 2031. “, the ICC stated in a launch.
“The schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be confirmed soon, with Pakistan aiming to defend the title they won in 2017. The eight-team event will feature Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, and South Africa, alongside hosts Pakistan.”
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