Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule Update: Important information has been revealed about the schedule for the Champions Trophy 2025. India and Pakistan could play their match on March 1. Team India is expected to play all its matches in Dubai, while matches will only take place in three cities in Pakistan. However, Rawalpindi is not part of the list. A semi-final match will also be held in Dubai. The ICC has not officially confirmed this yet.
The ICC will release the full schedule for the Champions Trophy 2025 soon. According to the information available, Team India is likely to play all its group-stage matches in Dubai and may face Pakistan on March 1. If India reaches the semi-finals, the match will also be held in Dubai, and the final could take place there as well.
Rawalpindi Loses Hosting Rights for Champions Trophy 2025
Two cities in Pakistan, Karachi and Lahore, have been selected to host ICC Champions Trophy matches. Rawalpindi, however, will lose its hosting rights, though the exact reason is not yet known. The UAE has been made the co-host for the tournament.
THE SCHEDULE OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON…!!!!
– It will be played in Pakistan & Netural venue for India games. pic.twitter.com/FaUVFSJLZv
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Semi-Final and Final to be Held in Dubai
One semi-final match will take place in Pakistan, while the other will be held in Dubai. If India makes it to the final, it will also be played in Dubai. The tournament will be conducted in a hybrid model.
The ICC confirmed that the Champions Trophy 2025 will be held in Pakistan, with India’s matches played at a neutral venue. The tournament will take place in February and March 2025, with the full schedule to be announced soon. pic.twitter.com/l2h07VwK1I
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India vs. Pakistan Dispute Over Hybrid Model
There has been significant debate between India and Pakistan regarding the Champions Trophy. Initially, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was not in favour of the hybrid model, but it has since agreed. The PCB had proposed several conditions to the ICC, including a hybrid model for matches in India, but many of these conditions were not accepted.