Champions Trophy 2025 likely to take place from Feb 9 in Pakistan; suspense remains on India's travel plans
Champions Trophy 2025 likely to take place from Feb 9 in Pakistan; suspense remains on India's travel plans
The countdown for the Champions Trophy has already begun with eight teams set to compete for the second-most important ODI tournament in cricket. According to the latest reports, the Champions Trophy will take place from 19 February 2025 to March 9 in Pakistan. The prestigious competition will take place for the first time in eight years with the last edition being held in 2017 when Pakistan beat India in the final. With several franchiseleagues also taking place during the same period it will be interesting to see how players will co-ordinate.
Champions Trophy 2025 in February
Considered the next big thing to the World Cup in ODI format, the Champions Trophy will see eight teams compete for the prestigious honour. If the reported dates of Feb 19 to March 9 are confirmed, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will have a huge headache in adjusting the Pakistan Super League (PSL) dates. On the other side, the PCB has been in conversation with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to help organise the entire tournament in Pakistan.
As things stand, India has resisted traveling to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy and wants to play in a hybrid model. The hybrid model will allow India to play its matches outside of Pakistan as it did during the Asia Cup 2023. However, the PCB has insisted that it will provide full security to the Indian team and wants the entire tournament to be played in the nation.
ICC for now has avoided commenting on the same and is likely to hold a meeting with both PCB and BCCI before finalising the schedule.
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PSL dates to collide with Champions Trophy
As things stand, if the reported dates are finalised then the PSL 2025 season could be preponed or postponed. In case the PSL is played after the Champions Trophy then it could also coincide with the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season, which could see big names pull out of Pakistan’s biggest premier competition.
