Pakistan Cricket Board is busy in preparations for Champions Trophy 2025. This ICC tournament will be played early next year. However, the situation is still not clear regarding Team India's participation. The Indian team has not toured Pakistan since 2008. In such a situation, the chances of the Indian cricket team going to Pakistan for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy are negligible. Meanwhile, a big update has come out regarding the final of the Champions Trophy. The final match of this tournament can be held outside Pakistan.

The venue of the Champions Trophy 2025 final will change

Relations between India and Pakistan have not been good for quite some time, due to which the Indian team does not tour this country. Due to this, no series is played between the two teams, matches are played between India and Pakistan only during ICC tournaments and Asia Cup. According to the Telegraph report, this tournament can be played on hybrid model. The final match of this tournament is to be played in Lahore. But if Team India reaches the final, then the final match will also be outside Pakistan, there is every possibility that this match can be held in Dubai.

In such a situation, it is believed that Team India will play all its group stage matches outside Pakistan and even after reaching the semi-finals, changes will be made in the venue. At present, both the semi-finals are to be played in Pakistan only. Pakistan also got the hosting of Asia Cup 2023. But even then the Indian team had not toured Pakistan. The tournament was hosted in hybrid model. Team India played all its matches in Sri Lanka and the final was also held here. That means the same formula can be tried once again.

ICC event in Pakistan after 29 years

After waiting for almost 8 years, the Champions Trophy is returning again. At the same time, this tournament is also the first ICC event on Pakistani soil in the last 29 years. According to the draft schedule, Team India has to play all its matches in Lahore. Team India will play its first match against Bangladesh on 20 February. After this, she will play the second match against New Zealand on 23 February. At the same time, India will play the third and last match of the group stage against the tournament host and its arch-rival Pakistan on March 1. But if Team India does not tour Pakistan, then changes may be seen in the venues of all these matches.