The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issue a statement about of the revised schedule for the 2025 Champions Trophy tour, excluding Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) cities. This decision was follows after strong objections from the Board of Control for cricket in India (BCCI) regarding the inclusion of disputed territories. The plan of traveling of trophy to eight participating countries, started in Islamabad, Pakistan on yesterday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced the global trophy tour of the 2025 Champions Trophy but tour doesn’t includes the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) cities as it is declared by host nation Pakistan earlier.
The BCCI on Friday had raised strong objection to move of PCB(Pakistan Cricket Board) where they had said that the trophy tour will take place in Skardu, Muzaffarabad and Hunza which is located in PoK.
Due to India’s objection the global governing body had then put on hold the tour and on Saturday released a new roster where the PoK cities were not included for the tour.
It was reported that BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday told to the ICC top arrogance and lost the PCB for the PoK move.
During the tour trophy will move to eight participating countries for the fans.
As per information from ICC, the tour has started from Islamabad in Pakistan from 16th November and trophy will return to the Pakistan on 27th January 2025.
Dates and Places of Trophy Tour:
16 November – Islamabad, Pakistan
17 November – Taxila and Khanpur, Pakistan
18 November – Abbottabad, Pakistan
19 November – Murree, Pakistan
20 November – Nathia Gali, Pakistan
22 – 25 November – Karachi, Pakistan
26 – 28 November – Afghanistan
10 – 13 November – Bangladesh
15 – 22 December – South Africa
25 December – 5 January – Australia
6 – 11 January – New Zealand
12 – 14 January – England
15 – 26 January – India
27 January – event start – Pakistan
Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board, without prior knowledge of all stakeholders, declared on its official social media handle about taking the Trophy to the PoK. BCCI has taken decision not to travel to Pakistan due to security concerns. The PCB also not agreed to host it under a hybrid model.
