On Sunday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated that India has informed the International Cricket Council of its decision not to travel to Pak for the ICC Champions Trophy, which is planned for February-March next year. “The PCB received a message via email from the ICC, confirming that the BCCI had notified them that the squad will not travel into Pakistan for the ICC Members Trophy 2025,” the governing body stated. “The PCB has submitted that e-mail the the judiciary of that nation for their advice as well as guidance,” a PCB spokeswoman stated.

The PCB made no more remarks on the ICC e-mail, but its chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, stated on Friday that Pakistan will reveal its policy once it receives something in writing from the ICC. The BCCI had previously informed the global cricket body of India’s incapacity to go to the neighboring country, leaving the PCB with little choice but to conduct the Champions Trophy under the ‘Hybrid Model’.

Naqvi further stated that the ‘Hybrid Model’ was unacceptable to Pakistan.

According to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s leadership, India has not sent a cricket team to Pakistan since 2008, when they visited for the Asia Cup. Pakistan had already toured India for a regional white-ball series in 2012-13, the T20 World Cup in 2016, and the 50-over World Cup last year.

As previously announced, India will play all of their matches in Dubai, including the high-profile India-Pakistan encounter. “This is an ICC event, and BCCI has advised the global organization that it will not travel to Pakistan. It will be up to the ICC to notify the host nation of the developments and then finalize the tournament’s schedule. The convention will declare the itinerary 100 days before the event begins,” a BCCI source told PTI a few days ago under condition of anonymity. Dubai is the greatest location for India’s matches because it has the highest capacity among the three stadiums, and all of the necessary infrastructure is well in place after hosting