Srinagar: In a major win for PCB over Champions Trophy fiasco involving BCCI that has refused to tour Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025, ICC has approved the plan that all India vs Pakistan matches from 2024 to 2027 would be played at neutral venues.
“The ICC Board has today approved that matches between India and Pakistan played at ICC Events during the current rights cycle from 2024 to 2027 (which are to be hosted in India or Pakistan) will be played at a neutral venue proposed by the tournament host. This will apply to the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 (Pakistan), ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (India) and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 (India and Sri Lanka),” ICC statement said.
In addition, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been awarded hosting rights of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2028, where neutral venue arrangements will also apply. Cricket Australia has also been awarded hosting rights for one of the senior ICC women’s events during the period 2029 to 2031, it said.
The match schedule for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 will be confirmed in the coming days, it added.
PCB had stressed on the issue that if India doesnt travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy, they will also be not travelling to India for its matches of T20 World Cup 2026.