If India deny travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025 then PCB will boycott this major ICC tournament: Report

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reportedly warned ICC to boycott the T20 World Cup 2026 if Team India denies travelling to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy which is scheduled to be played in February next year. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is yet to decide India's take on travelling to Pakistan for the upcoming ICC event. 

Amid reports of India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025, it has been reported by Geo News Urdu that Pakistan has threatened to boycott the 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, if India doesn’t travel to Pakistan next year.
 

However, BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla said that the cricket board has not decided the team's fate in travelling to the neighbour nation for the marquee event. They will have to ask the government for the approval. 

Sources say that Pakistan will not deviate from the position of holding all the Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan but will maintain the position of ‘Pakistan’s event in Pakistan.’
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BCCI’s stand on the issue
 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and vice-president Rajeev Shukla have maintained their stand that whether the government will decide whether India will go to Pakistan or not. 
 

Meanwhile, there have been speculations that in the ICC Annual General Meeting in Sri Lanka, it will be discussed whether a hybrid model like Asia Cup 2023 will be adopted for ICC Champions Trophy as well which is scheduled to take place from February 19 to March 9. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has already sent the draft of schedule to ICC but an official announcement is yet to be made.

Rajiv Shukla on BCCI's take on Champions Trophy 2025

BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla has dismissed reports claiming that India will not participate in the Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan. Shukla denied that the BCCI had released any information regarding the team's participation and emphasized that the decision to travel to Pakistan would ultimately rest with the Indian government.

"We do not know which source gave such information. BCCI has not put out any official information regarding this," Rajeev Shukla told The Print.

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