PCB chief ‘confident’ that Champions Trophy would be held in Pakistan
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PCB chairman confident ICC Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan with India participating, stadiums ready for February 2025.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Monday (October 7, 2024) expressed confidence that the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy would be held in the country and all teams, including arch-rivals India, would participate in the tournament.
The 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy is scheduled to start on February 19, and the final is on March 9. Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi have been earmarked as the venues.
India hasn't sent its team to Pakistan since July 2008 due to tense political relations between the two countries.
"The Indian team should come. I don't see them cancel or postpone coming here and we are confident we will host all the teams in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan," Naqvi said.
He also said that Pakistan was prepared to host all the teams including India and preparations were on schedule.
"The stadiums will also be ready to host the matches on schedule and any remaining work would be completed after the tournament," he added.
Naqvi said the stadiums would "definitely" be in a much better shape to host the tournament in February-March.
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