Kolkata : ICC has accepted Hybrid Model for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on December 19, 2024. The schedule is yet to be announced.
Not only Champions Trophy 2025, ICC confirmed that hybrid model arrangement will cover the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan, next year’s Women’s Cricket World Cup in India and the 2026 T20 World Cup co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
This implies that neither of India or Pakistan will play in each other’s home ground, but will play their respective matches in neutral venue.
India had earlier refused to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, citing security concerns.
The Indian team has not played in Pakistan since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Pakistan hosted the Asia Cup 2023 but India played all their matches in Sri Lanka under ‘hybrid model’. Although, Pakistan travelled to India for playing ICC ODI WC 2023.
“The ICC Board has approved that all 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,” said the ICC in a statement.
“The schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be confirmed soon,” the ICC stated.
