The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formally confirmed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because the impartial venue for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
In a press release issued on Sunday, the PCB introduced that the choice had been communicated to the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC).
Which means that India will play all of its Champions Trophy matches, together with the extremely anticipated fixture towards Pakistan, within the UAE.
The finalisation of the venue adopted discussions between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Chairman of the UAE Cricket Board. Sheikh Nahyan, who’s presently visiting Pakistan, performed a pivotal position in securing the association.
The transfer comes after the ICC confirmed earlier this week that India wouldn’t journey to Pakistan for the match, citing safety issues.
As a part of an settlement between the PCB and the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), each international locations have agreed to play their matches hosted by both nation in the course of the 2024-2027 ICC occasions cycle at impartial venues.
This hybrid mannequin can even apply to different main ICC occasions, together with the 2025 ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup, which can be held in India, and the 2026 ICC Males’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The choice is anticipated to have vital implications for the logistics and fan engagement on the 2025 Champions Trophy, with the UAE being a central hub for worldwide cricket in recent times.