India-Pakistan Showdown Awaits in 2025 Champions Trophy in Lahore

India's Shikhar Dhawan celebrates with the trophy during the ICC Champions Trophy Final at Edgbaston, Birmingham. (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)

In what promises to be some other excessive-voltage encounter, India and Pakistan are set to clash over again, this time within the 2025 Champions Trophy. The arch-competitors, who simply concluded a fiercely contested healthy in New York, are predicted to satisfy in Lahore in eight months, except they face every different within the knockouts of the continued T20 World Cup in the Caribbean later this month.

Cricbuzz has learned that the draft time table for the 2025 Champions Trophy has been submitted to the International Cricket Council (ICC). According to this agenda, the India-Pakistan suit may be the final league sport of the 8-group, 15-healthy match, slated to run from February 19 to March nine. The precise dates are still being finalized.

Venue Uncertainty: India Games in Lahore?

The proposed schedule designates Lahore because the venue for the India-Pakistan clash. However, that is contingent at the Government of India's approval for the Indian group to play in Pakistan. Should this approval not be granted, the event may also undertake a hybrid version, similar to final 12 months's Asia Cup, with the UAE web hosting India’s suits. Despite this ability complication, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been suggested to preserve with its arrangements.

Pakistan's Preparedness

The PCB has earmarked Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi as the venues for the 20-day match, with Lahore particular for all India suits. The time table outlines seven suits in Lahore, 5 in Rawalpindi, and three in Karachi. The event is set to kick off in Karachi on February 19, a Wednesday, with the semifinals to be held in Karachi and Rawalpindi. The very last, scheduled for March nine, a Sunday, will take region in Lahore, a good way to additionally host the India video games and the semifinal ought to India qualify.

 Awaiting Government Approval

Currently, neither the PCB nor the ICC has commented at the opportunity of a hybrid model. However, ultimate-minute changes aren't remarkable in worldwide cricket. The recognition now shifts to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Government of India, whose selections will substantially affect the match's logistics.

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