ICC ended the deadlock over the hosting of the Champions Trophy by stating that India will play their matches at neutral venue
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.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has chosen the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the neutral venue for 2025 Champions Trophy, said PCB spokesperson Amir Mir in a statement to IANS, The PCB has formally informed the ICC about the neutral venue decision, Now, India and Pakistan’s… pic.twitter.com/STU3Z979A0
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