Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan for the opening ceremony of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. According to reports in ANI, BCCI has not decided anything on this and the invitation will be received soon.
The wait for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is slowly coming to an end as the tournament is less than 40 days away. The eight-nation tournament will be played in Pakistan and the UAE and is scheduled to begin on February 19, with the final scheduled for March 9.
The PCB plans to host the opening ceremony for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy on February 16 or 17
Ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, PCB plans to host the opening ceremony of the tournament. The ceremony is tentatively scheduled for February 16 or 17, and according to ICC norms, all the captains of the participating teams must be present.
Reports claimed that Indian national cricket team captain Rohit Sharma will also travel to Pakistan for the opening ceremony of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. It has become a popular news in the cricket world, with many reactions.
Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan, let the team be announced first – source close to BCCI
But a BCCI source claimed that Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan for the opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He said that they are waiting for the squad to be announced and only after that a decision will be taken. Speaking to ANI, he said:
“Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan, first let the squad be announced and then we will consider this. No decision yet.”
Latest: Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan, first let the team be announced and then we will investigate this. No decision yet.: Source BCCI
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The Indian cricket team will play their matches in the UAE for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
Rohit Sharma to travel to Pakistan for opening ceremony of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has become news as the Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the tournament. The event recently received the green signal to play in a hybrid model.
The Indian cricket team will play its matches in the UAE, while the rest of the matches will be played in Pakistan. One semi-final and the final will be played in Dubai as well if India reaches there, but if that doesn’t happen then the final will be played in Pakistan.
The Indian cricket team will open their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against the Bangladesh cricket team. The match between the teams will be played on February 20, followed by a match against Pakistan on February 23.
They will then face New Zealand on March 2 in their final league game. The Rohit Sharma-led side would be hoping to go one step ahead last time, where they finished as runners-up.
