The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the format for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Initially planned to be hosted entirely by Pakistan, the event faced changes after India declined to travel to the country.
As a result, the ICC opted for a hybrid model, which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) approved after negotiating specific terms and conditions. According to the ICC, matches between India and Pakistan will be played at a neutral venue if the tournament is hosted by either nation.
Separately, Pakistan has proposed participating in a tri-nation or four-nation series involving India. According to ESPNcricinfo, a resolution outlining the details was discussed during the ICC board meeting on the Champions Trophy format.
“The resolution also refers to the possibility of a triangular or quadrangular T20I tournament, involving India, Pakistan and another Full Member from Asia (and an Associate Asian nation if it is a quadrangular). This is thought to have been one of the points pushed for by the PCB in its negotiations during the impasse,” the report stated.
“The ICC has only said that it will not object to such an event being staged and that similar neutral venue arrangements will apply as those in the ICC event model. The resolution also says that no ICC director will make a public announcement on the tri-series, which will be a matter solely between the BCCI and PCB,” it added.
India last toured Pakistan during the 2008 Asia Cup, and Pakistan’s last visit to India was for a bilateral series in 2012-13. Since then, the two teams have only faced each other in ICC tournaments and the Asia Cup.
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