As per the latest reports, ICC has given the green signal to organize the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in a hybrid model. Earlier, the high-octane event was scheduled to take place in Pakistan but then since India refused to go there, the tournament will be played across two countries – Pakistan and Dubai.
According to SportsTak, the Indian team will play their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai and PCB will not get any compensation for agreeing to the hybrid model but they will be getting a chance to host an ICC Women’s tournament after 2027.
BIG CHAMPIONS TROPHY BREAKING: ICC Has approved Champions Trophy Hybird – Pak and Dubai after agreement with PCB and BCCI. Both BCCI and PCB in principle have agreed for T20 World Cup 2026 that Pak won’t travel for the Ind-Pak league game to India and will play that in Colombo.…
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The BCCI and PCB have also agreed to the fact that Pakistan will not come to India for the league-stage clash of the 2026 T20 World Cup as it will be held in Colombo.
Pakistan will host the 10 matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 but then the league stage matches of the Indian team will be played in Dubai. The semifinal and final of the tournament are also scheduled to take place in Dubai. If at all India gets eliminated, then the semifinal and final will take place in Lahore and Rawalpindi in Pakistan.
The 2025 Champions Trophy will take place from February 19 to March 9 and will witness a total of eight teams showing their finesse. All the teams have been divided into two groups where the top two sides from every group will progress to the semifinals, followed by the final.
