India Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai?
Dubai to Host India’s Champions Trophy Matches?
The ICC Champions Trophy is up on the head, and it has taken an interesting turn and raises the question, will India play the Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai?
Pakistan hosts the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where all the Indian matches are to be scheduled in Lahore as per reports. Due to political conflicts between the two nations, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is more unlikely to send the Indian squad to Pakistan.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reportedly requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to schedule all Indian matches in Sri Lanka or Dubai as a hybrid model. The strategic appeal by the BCCI is to ensure that the tournament runs smoothly without dispute, as the ICC is likely to consider the appeal.
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Why India won’t Travel Pakistan?
Pakistan is known for its counter-terrorist acts and considering the unsafe conditions, the Indian government has always denied permits for Team India to travel to Pakistan.
The last time India traveled to Pakistan was in 2008 since then, the team has not traveled to Pakistan. The last match apart from ICC and Asia Cups was played between the two nations in the 2012-2013 bilateral series and, the Asia Cup 2023 was also conducted in a hybrid mode which led the Indian team to play all their matches in Sri Lanka.
Due to political instability and unpredictable circumstances in the host country, the central government of India is not ready to take the risk. If the ICC is not favorable to the BCCI’s appeal, then the Indian team might not be able to travel to Pakistan.
Will Dubai Host India’s Champions Trophy Games?
As India can’t travel to Pakistan the likelihood of Indian matches happening in Pakistan is very doubtful, so the best alternative could be India traveling to Dubai or even there is the likelihood that Sri Lanka might host. So, Dubai is in a more favorable condition to host the matches which then helps to facilitate games, and Venice of the Gulf will attract the audience from both sides.
Conclusion: What’s the future of Campions Trophy 2025
The Champions Trophy has always been a major tournament where teams from across the nations come together to find out who is the best. Over the years there have been many winners but this time around the situation is a little complicated. The Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled in Pakistan but with the Indian team’s travel restriction to Pakistan, the likelihood of the Indian team traveling to Pakistan is quite impossible.
