Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Government Geoff Allardice has confirmed that there are at present no plans to relocate the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 from Pakistan and guaranteed that no staff has expressed reluctance to play within the match.
Talking at a media briefing in Dubai, organised for the Ladies’s T20 World Cup, Geoff expressed satisfaction in regards to the match’s venue.
He said that the ICC continued to conduct common visits to its member nations, together with Pakistan, to make sure the profitable internet hosting of occasions. Regardless of earlier challenges, he emphasised that every one taking part groups had been dedicated to taking part in in Pakistan.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025, often known as the “Mini World Cup”, is ready to characteristic eight elite groups together with India, Australia, New Zealand, England, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, primarily based on their performances within the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Sri Lanka and the West Indies won’t be competing on this version. The Ladies’s T20 World Cup, initially scheduled to happen in Bangladesh, will now be held in Dubai and Sharjah as a consequence of political instability in Bangladesh. The match will start on October 3, with the ultimate set for October 20.
Talking with media, Geoff emphasised the ICC’s confidence in Pakistan’s capability to host the Champions Trophy and reiterated the group’s dedication to advancing international cricket improvement and worldwide engagement.
Three venues – Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore – will host the matches of eight groups and in accordance with PCB’s proposed schedule to ICC, all of India’s matches will happen in Lahore.
The PCB additionally allotted Rs12.80 billion for upgradation of three stadiums. Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, Karachi’s Nationwide Financial institution Cricket Area and Rawalpindi Worldwide Cricket Stadium will likely be elevated forward of the marquee occasion.
