Pakistan has got the hosting rights of Champions Trophy 2025. Pakistan Cricket Board is preparing vigorously for this ICC tournament. According to the draft schedule, Champions Trophy 2025 will be organized from 19 February to 9 March next year. But it is not yet clear whether the Indian cricket team will tour Pakistan for this tournament or not. Meanwhile, a big claim has been made by the Pakistani media.

Pakistani media's big claim on Champions Trophy

Team India is unlikely to go to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in 2025. In such a situation, it is believed that the BCCI is planning to request the ICC to organize the tournament in a hybrid model and get their matches out of Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Pakistani media has claimed that the ICC should organize the entire Champions Trophy in Pakistan itself. Not only this, it has also been claimed that if India withdraws from the Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka will take their place and Sri Lanka Cricket is waiting for the green signal from the ICC.

Why will Sri Lanka get a place?

Actually, 8 teams participate in the Champions Trophy. This time, those teams will participate in the tournament which were successful in reaching the Super-8 during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Sri Lanka was not a part of those 8 teams. If Team India withdraws its name from the Champions Trophy, then a new team will enter the tournament and according to the ICC rankings, Sri Lanka is its contender.

Last tour to Pakistan was in 2008

Relations between India and Pakistan have not been good for a long time. The Indian team has not visited Pakistan since 2008. Earlier, Pakistan also hosted the Asia Cup 2023. But due to the Indian team, the tournament was hosted in a hybrid model. Where Team India played all its matches in Sri Lanka. According to an ANI report, the BCCI may ask the ICC to host the matches in Dubai or Sri Lanka. If the ICC approves this, then the Champions Trophy can also be played on a hybrid model.