The ICC recently confirmed that India matches with Pakistan and others will be played in a neutral venue for Champions Trophy 2025. Following this announcement now the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been chosen as the neutral venue.
“The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has chosen the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the neutral venue for the 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 Champions Trophy matches will be held in the UAE. The decision regarding the neutral venue for the Champions Trophy was to be made by the host, Pakistan. The final decision on the venue was made after a meeting between Mohsin Naqvi and Sheikh Al Nahyan. Sheikh Al Nahyan, currently in Pakistan, is also the Chairman of the UAE Cricket Board,” he added.
The matches between India and Pakistan will now be held in neutral venues and these arrangements will apply on the upcoming ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 (Pakistan), ICC Women’s World Cup (India) and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (India and Sri Lanka).
Earlier, India had refused to travel to Pakistan because of security concerns and the constant political tensions. The last bilateral series between both the nations was played in 2012-13 where Pakistan had toured India for a five-match ODI series.
