Pakistan proposes three venues to ICC for 2025 Champions Trophy: Report

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly proposed three venues that may host the 2025 Champions Trophy. The PCB despatched the proposal with the finalized venues after the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC)despatched a staff to conduct recces.

Pakistan are the defending champions of the Champions Trophy(Getty Pictures)

In keeping with ESPNCricinfo, Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi are the three cities named within the PCB's proposal. The board has been racing in opposition to time to improve the venues with the Champions Trophy anticipated to be held within the mid-February window. The final version of the event was held in 2017 the place Pakistan surprised India within the closing to win the title. This was initially considered the final version of the event however the ICC introduced it again in 2022 for the 2023–27 cycle with Pakistan being awarded the internet hosting rights for the 2025 version.

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“We've despatched the schedule for the matches in Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi mentioned at a press convention in Lahore. “The ICC's safety staff got here and we had an excellent assembly. They checked out preparations right here and we'll additionally share stadium improve plans with them. We're repeatedly in contact with the ICC. We try to make sure we host an excellent event in Pakistan.”

Query over India's participation

The most important query continues to be whether or not India would conform to ship a staff to Pakistan for the event. India had refused to ship a staff to Pakistan final yr for the Asia Cup. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) finally adopted a hybrid mannequin for the occasion with all of India's video games and a overwhelming majority of matches general ending up being performed in Sri Lanka.

The 2 sides have met numerous occasions not too long ago in multi-nation tournaments and this has led to calls from former cricketers for India and Pakistan to play a Take a look at collection on impartial soil. India captain Rohit Sharma not too long ago mentioned that he would like to face Pakistan in crimson ball cricket. “They’re a superb staff, excellent bowling line-up, good contest. Particularly in the event you play in abroad circumstances, that will probably be superior,” mentioned the 36-year-old. “I’d like to. It will be an incredible contest between two sides… so why not?” Rohit had mentioned in a podcast on Youtube.