Indian Team’s Participation in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Hinges on Post-Election Decision

Mumbai ( NNP May 10, 2024) The Indian team’s arrival in Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be decided after the general elections in India. According to Indian media reports, senior BCCI officials say that the new government will take the final decision regarding the departure of the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 hosted by Pakistan.

The newly elected government will announce the next course of action after a meeting with the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI). To host the Asia Cup in 2023, the President of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) Roger Bani and Vice President Rajeev Shukla visited Pakistan while in the same year Pakistan sent its team to Pakistan for the World Cup.

It should be noted that general elections are going on in India which will end in the first week of June next month, after which the newly elected government will decide.

On the other hand, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi says that they are determined to hold the tournament while the schedule has also been sent to the teams. According to the proposed schedule, the Champions Trophy matches will be held in Pakistan’s three venues, Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi, while the proposal to hold all the matches in Lahore due to security issues and limiting the movement of the Indian team is also under consideration.