The news that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be hosted by Pakistan is creating special excitement and enthusiasm among cricket lovers. This will be the first major international cricket tournament of the ICC to be held in Pakistan.
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It will include the world’s leading cricket teams and on this occasion the eyes of cricket lovers will be on Pakistan.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has recently refused to participate in this tournament. The main reason for this decision is that there is a controversy over the security of the Indian team and getting the approval of the Indian government now looks unrealistic.
Pakistan has previously co-hosted the Reliance Cup with India in 1987 and the Cricket World Cup with India and Sri Lanka in 1996, but this time it is an important and historic occasion for them.
Pakistan had chosen Lahore as the main venue for the Indian team in the proposed draft, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India did not recognize it. The BCCI has selected other venues like Dubai and Sri Lanka for their matches.
Due to this controversy, it is now difficult for the Indian team to understand whether they will participate in this tournament or not. If they withdraw from the tournament, they could be replaced by the Sri Lankan team, who finished 9th in the 2023 ODI World Cup table.
Pakistan had the right to host the Asia Cup 2023 last year, but the Indian government did not approve their travel and their matches were moved to Sri Lanka. Since then the Indian team has not played any international match in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, India won their second title by defeating Pakistan by six runs in the final match of the T20 World Cup last month. Despite this, the Indian team has not played any match in Pakistan since 2008, and the two teams only compete against each other in ICC or ACC competitions.
On this issue, the Pakistani media says that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan will be a reminder of the day when Pakistan will achieve new heights in the history of cricket. The enthusiasm and expectations of cricket fans there will be high, whether it is with the Indian team or not.
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