Picture of the Asia Cup final held in Pakistan in 2008. Then Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf meeting Dhoni who was leading India then.

Pakistan may lose the hosting rights of the Champions Trophy scheduled for February-March next year. This may be announced in the important meeting of ICC (International Cricket Council) from July 19 in Colombo.

India has decided not to play in Pakistan. In such a situation, the entire tournament may be in jeopardy. According to sources, now the Champions Trophy is likely to be held in Sri Lanka or Dubai. According to sources in the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, the trophy is sure to be snatched away due to the influence of the BCCI.

ICC tournament schedule from 2024 to 2031

England and Australia support BCCI's decision
India's decision of not playing Champions Trophy in Pakistan is getting the support of the cricket boards of England and Australia. BCCI's decision of not playing in Pakistan and then changing the venue will also get the support of cricket boards of other countries in the ICC meeting. One big reason is that players of all other boards except Pakistan play in IPL.
SLC President Shammi Silva told Dainik Bhaskar, the final decision will be taken in the ICC Board meeting. Sri Lankan Sports Minister Harin Fernando said, we will not comment on India's decision not to play in Pakistan.

The team got hosting for the first time after 1996
According to media reports, PCB has submitted the draft of the tournament venue to the ICC. The tournament is to be held in February-March next year. This is the first time since the ODI World Cup 1996 that Pakistan has been given the hosting rights of an ICC event.

PCB chairman decided the schedule of 15 matches
The Champions Trophy 2025 will be played from February 19 to March 9 next year, with March 10 being the reserve day for the final. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent a draft of the 15 matches of the tournament to the ICC. The ICC will approve this schedule only after getting consent from the boards of the 8 teams participating in the tournament.

Pakistan may face its biggest rival India in Lahore on March 1, 2025. However, the BCCI has not yet given its consent for this match. A senior member of the ICC board gave this information to PTI on Wednesday.

PCB had sent a proposal to hold all India's matches in Lahore
According to the report, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has sent a schedule of 15 matches to the ICC for the Champions Trophy 2025. In which all the matches of India have been kept in Lahore due to security reasons.

An ICC board member said, “The PCB has submitted a draft of the 15-match ICC Champions Trophy. There will be seven matches in Lahore, three in Karachi and five in Rawalpindi. The opening matches will be held in Karachi, while the two semi-finals will be held in Karachi and Rawalpindi. Apart from this, the final match will be played in Lahore. All the matches of India will be held in Lahore, if the team reaches the semi-finals then this match will also be held in Lahore.”

Eight teams in two groups
India are placed in Group A along with Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Group B comprises Australia, South Africa, England and Afghanistan. Recently, ICC's head of events Chris Tetley met PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi in ​​Islamabad when the security team inspected the venues and other arrangements.

Asia Cup matches were held in Sri Lanka at the behest of India
Last year too, Pakistan was given the hosting rights of Asia Cup. Even then, as India did not go there, this tournament was held on the 'hybrid model'. India's matches were held in Sri Lanka. In the final match held in Colombo, the Indian team won the championship by defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets.