ICC Champions Trophy: India to play matches in Dubai, not Pakistan
Al Jazeera
The ICC revised schedule for the tournament has India playing group matches, semifinal 1 and final, if required, in UAE.
The Champions Trophy 2025 will now be held in Pakistan and Dubai, after hosts Pakistan selected the UAE as a neutral venue for their rivals India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.
The venue change followed weeks of wrangling after India refused to visit Pakistan for their matches.
Tournament holders Pakistan will now have to travel to Dubai to play India in a match on 23 February, and again, if the sides were to meet, in the final on March 9.
“Lahore will also host the final on 9 March, unless India qualify, in which case it will be played in Dubai. Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days,” the ICC said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The three group matches involving India, as well as the first semi-final, will be played in Dubai.”
The ICC revised schedule for the tournament has India playing group matches, semifinal 1 and final, if required, in UAE.
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