ICC Champions Trophy 2025: PCB Chose Dubai As Neutral Venue To Host Team India Matches

ICC ended the deadlock over the hosting of the Champions Trophy by stating that India will play their matches at neutral venue

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Dubai has been locked in as the neutral venue to host India’s matches in the Champions Trophy with a semi-final and the final also to be staged in the UAE if Rohit Sharma and Co qualify for the knockouts. A reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that Dubai was chosen as the neutral venue after a meeting between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak on Saturday night.

Sheikh Nahyan, who is currently vacationing in the Ghotki region of Sindh and Naqvi, who is also the country’s interior minister, met and finalised the logistical and administrative matters for the mega-event hosted by Pakistan.

On Thursday, the deadlock over the hosting of the Champions Trophy finally ended when the ICC announced that India will play their matches of the 50-over event at a neutral venue instead of host country Pakistan, which will get a similar arrangement for tournaments to be held in India till 2027.

Will Champions trophy final happen in Lahore?

The ICC is now expected to announce the final schedule of the event with Pakistan expected to host 9 to 10 matches. The final will be in Lahore If India doesn’t qualify for the final, the source said.

The hybrid arrangement will apply to the Champions Trophy 2025 (Pakistan), next year’s women’s Cricket World Cup in India and the T20 World Cup in 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.India had refused to travel to Pakistan for the event scheduled in February-March due to security concerns.

Source : https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/icc-champions-trophy-2025-pcb-chose-dubai-as-neutral-venue-to-host-team-india-matches

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