In 2025, Pakistan will host the ICC Champions Trophy. India will now play all its cricket matches in Dubai, as the Indian government has decided not to send the squad to Pakistan. If India makes it to the elimination round, they will also move the semi-finals and final to Dubai. According to the latest developments, the organizers canceled the opening ceremony and the captains’ photo session of the Champions Trophy that they originally planned to take place in Pakistan.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma will not attend the opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy and the photo session in Pakistan. Builders are currently constructing the stadiums that will host the events. Additionally, reports from the international media suggest that the delayed arrival of teams like Australia and England in Pakistan contributed to the postponing of the opening events.
Prior to February 11, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that it would move Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore to the ICC. The PCB highlighted its last-minute activities by noting that it had initially set today as the last date for the stadium handovers.
Champions Trophy: Furthermore, the organizers have still not completely prepared the National Bank Stadium in Karachi to host Pakistan vs. New Zealand’s first game. According to the PCB, workers are refurbishing three stadiums around the clock in
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