ICC Champions Trophy: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been chosen to host India’s matches in the Champions Trophy. This information was given to PTI by a source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Dubai has been chosen as a neutral venue after a meeting between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and UAE Minister Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak on Saturday night. If Team India qualifies for the knockouts then the semi-finals and finals will also be held in Dubai.
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It was decided in the ICC meeting on Thursday, 19 December, that India will play the Champions Trophy matches at a neutral venue instead of Pakistan. Also, the Pakistani team will not come to India for all the tournaments to be held in India till 2027. Its matches will also be held at a neutral venue.
The 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup is to be held in India, and the 2026 T20 World Cup is to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
ICC Tournaments to be Held in India Till 2031
| Tournament | Host | Year |
|---|---|---|
| T20 World Cup | India and Sri Lanka | 2026 |
| Champions Trophy | India | 2029 |
| ODI World Cup | India and Bangladesh | 2031 |
5 out of 15 matches will be held in UAE
The 15-match tournament between 8 teams is to start from February 19 and run till March 9. However, ICC has not announced the schedule yet. India will play all its three group stage matches in UAE. If India qualifies, a semi-final and final will also be played here while the remaining 10 matches of the tournament can be held in Pakistan. PCB put forward 4-5 demands in the meeting, but ICC rejected most of the demands.
ICC Champions Trophy:
| Year | Winner | Host |
|---|
| 1998 | South Africa | Bangladesh |
| 2000 | New Zealand | Kenya |
| 2002 | India-Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 2004 | West Indies | England |
| 2006 | Australia | India |
| 2009 | Australia | South Africa |
| 2013 | India | England-Wales |
| 2017 | Pakistan | England-Wales |
Pakistan team came to India for ODI World Cup
Pakistan team came to India last year to play ODI World Cup. Then a match was played between India and Pakistan on 14 October in Ahmedabad. Indian team won this match by 7 wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer scored fifties. Jaspreet Bumrah became the player of the match. He took 2 wickets for 19 runs.
- Team India last visited Pakistan in 2008:Â
Team India last visited Pakistan in 2008. The Indian team won that 3 Test match series 1-0. 2 matches of this series were drawn. - Pakistan came to India in 2013 to play a bilateral series:Â
Pakistan last visited India in 2012-13. A bilateral series of 3 ODIs and 2 T20 matches were played in that tour. Pakistan won the ODI series 2-1, while the T20 series was tied 1-1.
India is not going to Pakistan since the terrorist attack in Mumbai
The Indian team has not toured Pakistan since 2007-08. After the terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008, the Indian government refused to play cricket in Pakistan. Since then both the teams play only in ICC and ACC tournaments. Since 2013, both the teams have played 13 ODIs and 8 T20 matches at neutral venues. The Sri Lankan team has also been attacked by terrorists in Pakistan during 2009.
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