Team India will not go to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy. After the claim surfaced in a report citing Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said they had not received anything in writing. No one has discussed the hybrid model with us yet.
An Indian Express report on 8 November quoted BCCI sources as claiming that Team India would not travel to Pakistan. BCCI has written to PCB regarding this. According to reports, BCCI has expressed its desire to play its match in Dubai. In the hybrid model, the match is held outside the host country.
The Champions Trophy draft will be played from February 19 to March 9 next year as per the schedule. Matches of this event can be held in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
Don't expect good from us every time: PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi spoke to the media in Lahore on Friday shortly after this report came out. he said, 'I got nothing in writing. If we get anything in writing, I will immediately share it with you and the government.'
He further said, 'So far no one has discussed a hybrid model with us, nor are we ready to talk about it. Pakistan has behaved well many times in recent years and does not expect good from us every time.'
India has not visited Pakistan for 16 years due to the terrorist attack in Mumbai The Indian team has not toured Pakistan since 2007-08. After the terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008, the Indian government refused to play cricket in Pakistan. Since then both teams play only in ICC and ACC tournaments. Since 2013, both teams have played 13 ODIs and 8 T20 matches at neutral venues.
This photo of the Indian team is from December 2007, when the team last visited Pakistan.
Last year, Pakistan came to India to play the ODI World Cup The Pakistan team came to India to play the ODI World Cup last year. Then on October 14, a match was played between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad. The Indian team won this match by 7 wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer scored half centuries. Jasprit Bumrah became the player of the match. He took 2 wickets for 19 runs.
This photo is from 14 October 2023, when India and Pakistan faced each other in the ODI World Cup in Ahmedabad.
The last bilateral series of India-Pakistan…
- India's tour of Pakistan Team India last toured Pakistan in 2008. The Indian team won that series of 3 Test matches 1-0. 2 matches of this series were drawn.
- Pakistan's last tour of India It was in 2012-13. In that tour, a bilateral series of 3 ODIs and 2 T-20 matches was played. Pakistan won the ODI series 2–1, while the T20 series was tied 1–1.
Pakistan has been awarded the host of Champions Trophy 2025 The Champions Trophy 2025 has been awarded to Pakistan. The PCB has submitted a draft of the tournament venue and program to the ICC. The tournament is scheduled to be played in February-March next year. According to the draft, India has been placed in Group-A along with Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Group-B consists of Australia, South Africa, England and Afghanistan.
According to the schedule, India's three matches are scheduled to be held on February 20 (vs. Bangladesh), February 23 (vs. Pakistan) and March 2 (vs. New Zealand). All India matches can be played in Lahore.
Asia Cup was hosted by Pakistan, India's match was held in Sri Lanka Last year, Pakistan hosted the Asia Cup. Even then India refused to play in Pakistan. After this the tournament was held on 'hybrid model'. The match against India was held in Sri Lanka. In the final match played in Colombo, the Indian team won the championship by defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup.
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