Champions Trophy 2025: The location of the Indian team’s games in the competition, which takes place in February of the following year, was a major concern. Significant details regarding the locations of the semifinal and championship games have emerged if the Indian squad advances to the knockout stages. The Indian government had earlier declined to allow the team to travel to Pakistan.
Dubai will host India’s Champions Trophy matches in February of the following year. The semi-finals and finals will take place in the United Arab Emirates if the Indian team advances to the knockout stages.
According to sources, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and UAE Cricket Association President Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak met on Saturday night and decided that Dubai would host the Indian team’s matches.
There will be nine or ten matches in Pakistan
The ICC declared on Thursday that the Champions Trophy will be conducted using a hybrid format, breaking the impasse over its organization. The Champions Trophy schedule, which includes nine to ten matches played in Pakistan, will be announced soon by the ICC. The final will take place in Lahore if the Indian team fails to advance.
The schedule will soon be made public
The ICC announced earlier on Thursday that India would play its matches of the tournament at a neutral venue instead of host country Pakistan, ending the impasse over hosting the Champions Trophy. Now, the Champions Trophy 2025 schedule can also be released by the ICC soon. The match that counts will be played in Lahore if the Indian team fails to advance to the final.
The Champions Trophy in 2025, the Women’s Cricket World Cup in India the following year, and the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in 2026 will all be subject to the hybrid arrangement. The Indian government was not prepared to send the team to Pakistan because of security concerns. The BCCI had insisted on a hybrid model in such a case.
A potential schedule was recently made public
Recently, the Champions Trophy 2025 tentative schedule was made public. This indicates that on February 20, the Indian team will begin their campaign against Bangladesh. On February 23, India and Pakistan can play their match. On March 2, India will play their final group stage game against New Zealand. Every game will begin at 1:00 PM Indian time.